NAHUM 1:7 THE
LORD IS GOOD, A STRONG HOLD IN THE DAY OF
TROUBLE; AND HE KNOWETH THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM.
Well 2008 is gone except for the history books.
The old saying is so true that time stands still
for no man. How are you going into 2009, with a
renewed faith? Looking for more miracles and
answers to prayers that we have been praying to
God for? With a deeper love for the master and a
deeper respect for his truth as well as a closer
relationship with him. With each New Year it’s a
chance to do more for the soon coming kingdom of
our dear Lord. We are now closer than we have
ever been to the coming of our Savior. This last
Christmas 08 our family started a new tradition
with our grandson. We focus more on the real
meaning of
Christmas being Jesus’ birthday. Well he wanted
to give Jesus a birthday card. So our daughter
took him and bought a balloon with a beautiful
ribbon and he made him a card. Well we went
outside and let the balloon go and it was
floating up and going toward a big tree. I
thought to myself if it gets tangled that I
could hear him say get it! I whispered please
Lord and as it moved toward these limbs and
moving up, just moved through the limbs. Right
up through a fork in the limbs that I had not
seen and up, up it went until we could no longer
see it. I did not see that fork until it was at
it and a lot of times we can’t see our way out.
Well I almost cried as I thought this is just
like the Lord has been in 08 and will be in 09.
Places that looked impossible to clear it and
make it through. Good news as well as bad news
came into our ears and we whispered how would we
make it. Not seeing a way with the natural eye
and the mountains looming over us. By the grace
and hand of God we were guided right through the
storms, just as that balloon was guided up
through the naked branches. The master has been
faithful to his word and has made the devil a
liar. The old song says “God is bigger that all
my problems”. I go out of 2008 and say, “God has
been good to me”. Even with surgery just a few
days ahead me “ the day of trouble; and he
knoweth them”. You know what your “ day of
trouble” is in your life as well as the master
knows. Faith is no good unless it is tried, and
a lot of times it is tried by fire (1 Peter
1:7). We can look to the author of our faith
(Heb 12:2). In the many years that I have served
him he has never let me down and never will! We
can rejoice in knowing that he is no respect of
persons and will never let you down as well.
What ever comes our way in this New Year, we can
face it with the strength of the Lord and his
word hid in our hearts, amen.
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of
Christmas being Jesus’ birthday. Well he wanted
to give Jesus a birthday card. So our daughter
took him and bought a balloon with a beautiful
ribbon and he made him a card. Well we went
outside and let the balloon go and it was
floating up and going toward a big tree. I
thought to myself if it gets tangled that I
could hear him say get it! I whispered please
Lord and as it moved toward these limbs and
moving up, just moved through the limbs. Right
up through a fork in the limbs that I had not
seen and up, up it went until we could no longer
see it. I did not see that fork until it was at
it and a lot of times we can’t see our way out.
Well I almost cried as I thought this is just
like the Lord has been in 08 and will be in 09.
Places that looked impossible to clear it and
make it through. Good news as well as bad news
came into our ears and we whispered how would we
make it. Not seeing a way with the natural eye
and the mountains looming over us. By the grace
and hand of God we were guided right through the
storms, just as that balloon was guided up
through the naked branches. The master has been
faithful to his word and has made the devil a
liar. The old song says “God is bigger that all
my problems”. I go out of 2008 and say, “God has
been good to me”. Even with surgery just a few
days ahead me “ the day of trouble; and he
knoweth them”. You know what your “ day of
trouble” is in your life as well as the master
knows. Faith is no good unless it is tried, and
a lot of times it is tried by fire (1 Peter
1:7). We can look to the author of our faith
(Heb 12:2). In the many years that I have served
him he has never let me down and never will! We
can rejoice in knowing that he is no respect of
persons and will never let you down as well.
What ever comes our way in this New Year, we can
face it with the strength of the Lord and his
word hid in our hearts, amen.