This past Sunday, we explored the story of Deborah in the book of Judges as a case study of God “choosing the weak to shame the strong.” Deborah is a female prophetess in a patriarchal society,  an unlikely candidate to be used by God to free the people of Israel from Canaanite oppression. Nevertheless, God powerfully uses Deborah to deliver his people. As we examine her story, three great truths are revealed about the character of God: he sees the unseen, he goes before us, and he desires our praise. 

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This past Sunday, we reflected on the reality that God has given each of us unique experiences and giftings, and through the Spirit, he has qualified each of us for a unique ministry. So often, we focus on all the ways we aren’t equipped to do the ministry God has called us to. Or we simply wait on God to bring about the transformation he is inviting us to actively bring about with him. The truth is, we can only fully embrace the transformed life and ministry that we are called to when we accept that it is God who prepares and qualifies us for it. 

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 This past Sunday, we closed out our time working through the book of Genesis and reflected on the Joseph story as a summary of one of the book's main themes: God’s sovereign control over creation. Despite all that Joseph endured in his life, he was able to view his trials and triumphs through the lens of God’s glorious purposes. As followers of Jesus, we are called to adopt the same lens as Joseph, setting our vision on God’s goodness and sovereign purposes and allowing ourselves to release the pain and bitterness from the evil we have endured. 

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This week, we explored the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel through the lens of “belonging” and “vulnerability.” While each of us is tempted to create a sense of belonging apart from God, we know that when we allow our pain to drive our actions, we find ourselves constantly in tension with God and those around us. When we take a step of being vulnerable with God and others, we allow God the opportunity to redeem our pain and create a new place of belonging just as he did in the lineage of Jacob (Matt 1:2). 

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