Sunday September 7, 2014.
'...He...will
not be anxious in the year of drought...' Jeremiah 17:8 NKJV
'In the Year of Drought'
The mother of eight children came home one afternoon
and noticed it was quieter than usual. She looked in the living-room and five
of her little darlings were sitting in a circle, playing with five of the
cutest skunks you've ever seen. Instantly she began to scream, 'Run, children,
run!' Each child grabbed a skunk and ran in different directions. Instead of
helping, her screams scared the children so much that they each squeezed their
skunk... That day she learned-it's always too soon to panic! In tough economic
times the difference between peace and panic depends on who you are trusting
in. When you've done all you know, give it to God-and don't take it back! We
live in a fear-filled world. If you read the headlines and not the Scriptures,
or listen to the 'shock jocks' instead of those who strengthen your faith,
you'll experience what Jesus described as 'men's hearts failing them for
fear...' (Luke 21:26 KJV) As a redeemed child of God you live by His rules,
under His protection, supplied by '...His riches...' (Philippians 4:19 KJV)
Here's a promise you need to stand on: 'Blessed is the man who trusts in the
Lord... For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out
its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be
green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from
yielding fruit.' (Jeremiah 17:7-8 NKJV) 'In the year of drought', don't panic.
Instead, trust God to come through for you.
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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