Andy Bonikowsky's Blog, page 7
October 25, 2020
Write it Down
Habakkuk asked some very serious questions (opening verses of his book). As the political horizon darkened with a coming storm, he cried out, “Why? How long? How can you?”
I’m pretty sure he had no plans to publish his prayers or his fears. They were private.
But God had other plans, and not only shocked him His answer, but (2:2), “Write it down”… I want many others to know what I tell you.
Habakkuk could only saw his immediate situation. God saw the bigger picture, including the needs of His people for thousands of years to come.
He said, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH (2:4)
Trust me. I know what I’m doing.
Well Habakkuk did just that, and later wrote (3:17):
THOUGH THE FIG TREE SHALL NOT BLOSSOM… YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD, I WILL JOY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.
As I write these words, the Spanish government is meeting to declare our second state of alarm this year. What will follow are deeper restrictions, increased limitations, various kinds of curfews, and so forth.
Like Habakkuk, we can only see our immediate situation. But we know beyond a shadow of doubt that our heavenly Father knows exactly what is happening and how He will work through it.
So I’m grateful his prophet obeyed and wrote it down
I’m pretty sure he had no plans to publish his prayers or his fears. They were private.
But God had other plans, and not only shocked him His answer, but (2:2), “Write it down”… I want many others to know what I tell you.
Habakkuk could only saw his immediate situation. God saw the bigger picture, including the needs of His people for thousands of years to come.
He said, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH (2:4)
Trust me. I know what I’m doing.
Well Habakkuk did just that, and later wrote (3:17):
THOUGH THE FIG TREE SHALL NOT BLOSSOM… YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD, I WILL JOY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.
As I write these words, the Spanish government is meeting to declare our second state of alarm this year. What will follow are deeper restrictions, increased limitations, various kinds of curfews, and so forth.
Like Habakkuk, we can only see our immediate situation. But we know beyond a shadow of doubt that our heavenly Father knows exactly what is happening and how He will work through it.
So I’m grateful his prophet obeyed and wrote it down
October 22, 2020
The Despicable Three
Opening comments/intro: Child training can be a touchy subject. It’s pretty easy to offend parents if you start giving advice in that area, unless of course, they’ve asked you for it. But interestingly, God jumps right into the matter with the very first family in the world. That in itself would seem to make it an issue of top priority. Let’s look at a trio of very clear and nasty enemies of family peace.
Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4155495
Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4155495
October 21, 2020
The Few
I just finished reading Daniel 3 and what caught my attention was the number of government officials present at Nebu’s golden image dedication: Princes, governors, captains, judges, treasurers, counsellors, sheriffs, and a general bunch called provincial rulers. Undoubtedly there were thousands.
So what were three Jews in the midst of that throng? A fairly insignificant trio.
But at the end of the day, they caught the attention of the king and anybody who was important on the earthly level. And what made them stick out? The fact that they trusted a fourth Person, who for the most part was invisible.
Not much has changed in 2,600 years. Those who honor God continue to be in the minority, little seen or acknowledged by the crowds. But we serve the King of Kings and sometimes He decides to create a scene, in the grandest sense of the phrase! These highly publicized events are for the most part isolated, but they show what God can do if He wants to.
Whatever His will is, the rest of us have a clear mandate.
We are to trust and be faithful.
Psalm 40:4
So what were three Jews in the midst of that throng? A fairly insignificant trio.
But at the end of the day, they caught the attention of the king and anybody who was important on the earthly level. And what made them stick out? The fact that they trusted a fourth Person, who for the most part was invisible.
Not much has changed in 2,600 years. Those who honor God continue to be in the minority, little seen or acknowledged by the crowds. But we serve the King of Kings and sometimes He decides to create a scene, in the grandest sense of the phrase! These highly publicized events are for the most part isolated, but they show what God can do if He wants to.
Whatever His will is, the rest of us have a clear mandate.
We are to trust and be faithful.
Psalm 40:4
October 15, 2020
October 1, 2020
September 24, 2020
Good Ignorance
Is it good to be ignorant? That’s a loaded question! The answer is, “At times, yes!”
Audio only: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4109993
Audio only: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4109993
September 17, 2020
The First Obedience
Who or what was the first to obey in the Bible? Was it the light? Was it nothing? Haha! The question may not seem to make much sense, but it does serve to think about an important aspect of the creating and commanding voice of God and our obedience.
Spreakers audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40938844
Spreakers audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40938844
September 10, 2020
The Range of Grace
Have you been praying for someone for a long time, asking God to bring them to repentance, and the cross, and eternal life? Maybe this thought will encourage you to never, ever give up!
Audio only: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40801424
Audio only: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40801424
September 2, 2020
Behind the Bread
Almost all of us love and eat bread. It has been part of man’s diet for thousands of years. In fact, it was mentioned as far back as the Garden of Eden. But there was one very special kind of bread that showed up only for a small window of time and was made in heaven. It was manna, the bread with a message behind it
Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40638410
Audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40638410
Perfect Memory
It has to be a scary thing to lose your memory. Pretty much everything we are today is built on the memories of the past. If those go, we can no longer function. Fortunately, God’s memory is perfect. Everything we have been, are, or will be, depends more on His memory than our own. For the believer, this truth is a powerful source of comfort and peace
