You never know what what will become of something that the Spirit prompts you to do. Over two years ago I had it on my heart to put a website together to keep track of some Bible study notes a good Christian brother of mine could use in a men’s group we were starting. It was meant to just put up an outline of study topics so the group could see what we would be studying next. Unfortunately we never got it rolling due to covid and me having to be a caregiver for my wife Darlene. I felt defeated. What did I do wrong? Maybe I was trying to do this in my own ability. I just didn’t know.
I had come up with a name for the site after “throwing a few words around”. Bible, Study, Word, etc. You know all the typical Christian words that you would name a site about Bible study. I finally picked “Consider God’s Word”. One reason was that it was available on WordPress and not taken already. It will be good enough for now.
I practiced posting a few thoughts, and got used to the website I made and how to publish to it. But God had me concentrate on helping Darlene battle cancer and so I didn’t post for almost a year and a half.
She went to glory in June of 22. I knew that was best. No more pain from cancer, no more effects from MS. In one minute she was delivered from all that. Hallelujah! But it’s taken me months to comprehend it. How do you stop a 43 year relationship that neither wanted to end?
A few months before she passed, I had started a Bible reading plan that I do from time to time. It’s speed reading the Bible in 90 days. It helps you see the movement of God from the old Testament through Jesus and the new Testament. I never finished it. A few weeks ago I saw that the plan was still there in my YouVersion account. I noticed that the plan was supposed to end on April 19. Must be a coincidence. It was Darlene’s birthday. How could I not finish it now?
I picked up where I left off. In that first day’s reading was Daniel 9. I read v. 23. I couldn’t believe what I read:
Daniel 9:23 ESV
At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision.
What I thought was merely a random set of words was what God had planted 2 years earlier! I checked to see if the domain name was still available. It was and I promptly bought it. Still a coincidence? I don’t believe in them. Even the ESV translation was what I was reading. Normally I read NKJ or KJ with Strong’s Concordence to see the Hebrew or Greek. Neither one of those translations include “consider” or “word”. God’s ways and purposes are so much higher than ours.
So I’m back to posting thoughts on scripture. And there’s more from Daniel 9 to tell you about. I hope that what God shows me might touch you in a way that will help you in places where you need it most. He continues to do that for me.
Consider God's Word 