Prodigal: Beautiful

Me: It was a journey though.

This is from the book No Easy Road by Dick Eastman

Remember Enoch, a prime example. “And Enoch walked with God….” the Bible says (Genesis 5:22). What a thought-provoking epitaph! How could Enoch fail to know the will of God? He “walked with God”! When walking with God man understands unanswered prayer. He knows why problems often plague our way. How else could Paul accept his “thorn in the flesh” (II Corinthians 12:7)? Satan buffeted him daily, but God’s grace was sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9). Perhaps Paul knows today, while resting in Paradise, why God permitted his thorn. Paul, no doubt, sees value in it all, sensing the beauty of God’s will.

Only when he denies himself and lives close to God does man learn His beautiful will. When one really understands God’s perfect will, the effectiveness of prayer is staggering.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 (KJV)

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org