DAY 2

Christopher Dryden| Re:Hope Motherwell

Having moved to the area in September 2024, it was crucial to establish connections and I particularly wanted to connect with a brother in Christ.

Having prayed about the matter for months, God graciously answered by connecting me with an amazing man of God, keen to grow in knowing Him and making Him known. The four months since have so far proven to be outstanding in establishing a foundation of mutual support and encouragement.

Belinda Petherick-Kerr | Re:Hope West End

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things…”

John 14:26

Being a second year student of Scotland Bible School (SBS) has been such a joy. We’ve been working through the Old Testament and I have absolutely loved learning more about God’s character and plan for His people. Some of the books have parts which are hard to take — for example bits of Judges and Samuel. The parts I struggled with involved women being treated really badly by men who should have protected them (e.g. the Levite’s concubine in Judges; and Michal, Tamar and Bathsheba in 1 and 2 Samuel.) 

One morning, I sat grieving over this and I asked God about it. I told Him how I felt it was heartbreaking. I told Him I felt angry about how these women were treated — the cruelty and injustice they endured. I asked Him to tell me how He felt about it; I genuinely wondered if God was as bothered as I was. I didn’t really expect to hear an answer — I thought it was just something that I would always puzzle over. I was wrong! The very next day, Alan Meldrum was sharing with the 8am prayer cohort about God’s love for the women of faith who are persecuted in the world today.

The day after that we began to work through Psalms in SBS, and I found that the Psalms were FULL of God’s love for justice; how He hates cruelty and oppression; how He is not mocked and sees what evil people do in secret and how He holds them accountable. I was humbled and overwhelmed to know that when I asked God if He cared as much as I did, He was actually saying to me “Will you care as much as I do?”

I was also amazed that God answered my question. God wants us to know who He is — His desire is to share His heart with his people, even though we are puny and flawed individuals. He is good.

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Trusting God cares deeply and is paying attention to you; present your one main request to Him again today.