God is Mighty to Save
This post is part of a month-long series reflecting on truths of Who God is through the alphabet and what those truths mean to us in the midst of our foster care journey. You can find the whole series here . There have been a handful of sermons through the years that have profoundly shaped my faith. One of them is from David Platt- “ The Role of Desperate Prayer in Relenting Wrath .” The truth that God has burned in my heart from this message is that He wills to work through the prayers of His people . In some way that we do not fully understand, God invites us into His throne room to intercede on behalf of others, to seek His mercy, to ask Him to intervene. It is how He chooses to unfold His plan in our world- our prayers and His response to our prayers are part of His sovereign plan. Mind blowing. What a sacred privilege. What might He do when we ask? What are we missing because we don’t? This truth has become a fundamental approach for us in understanding o...