The God Who Responds

One of the questions I often hear from troubled Christians goes something like this: “I feel stuck. I’m not getting the answers I need from God, and I don’t know what to do.” We long for clarity. We can hardly live without hope. So we go searching for both often without realizing it, and often in the wrong places. Genesis 8 reminds us that God often gives the assurance and clarity we need when we come to him in worship. He is the God who responds. Not because we earn his favor or try to bargain with him, but because we place ourselves before him to thank him, to hear from him, and to receive from him. That’s what Noah did. And God responded. He still responds…