"During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them." Exodus 2: 23-25
We live in a difficult society. We live in a society that is bound by sin. We wonder if we will be able to make it. We wonder if we are going to give up. Don't wander in the wilderness. You're going to struggle. You have to hope and trust. Set your sights on the promise land. Our God will lead us to the promise land. We will have problems but you must not fall to temptation. Children of God are on their journey to the promise land. We all have bad times, but it will change. Trust in HIM. Allow God to split open red rivers in your lives. Give Him the ability to fall on your knees and thank HIM. Follow God and experience the promise land.
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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