It has been said many times before and will again , but life is full of storms that wage against the soul . From the moment of birth , life is a real struggle . It is a hard world , full of broken dreams, pain and tears. Yes it is mingled with much joy,laughter and successes but it is the times of distress that we truly want a safe place to go , a shelter against the storm . Living in a broken and sinful world , we need to first deal with the storm within first.
We know a storm of sin wages inside our hearts. Our conscious condemns us and the law of God comes like a hurricane to convict us that before a holy God , we stand in the storm of His wrath . Our destination is straight to the never ceasing winds of hell . For our cosmic rebellion . But the good news the coming storm of God's wrath can be calmed and has been. On calvary's tree , on the cross ,Jesus the perfect lamb ,took all the wrath so that we may have the peace of forgiveness and reconciliation. His call is for us to repent , believe and follow . Trusting in His life ,death and resurrection.
Second ,when we have peace with God ,we become beneficiaries of having a loving Father in heaven we can cry out in times of trouble. The promise of Jesus that all who came to Him will be given rest . If we are weary , broken and worn form our earthly toil , Jesus calls us to rest in Him. He will give us peace and rest. Not that we will have no pain ,suffering or an ever flowing flow of cash but what will happen , our desires and will be changed so that we will see this life as a gift to glorify God in all that comes our way . If we see this life in perspective in light of eternity , as Paul says , then our present toils seem as nothing.
I admit I have struggled at times to take God at His word and for that I need to confess , repent and trust in the promises of God's word . He is our refuge and will ever be . I guess that is one of the reasons the Holy Spirit is called the comforter . Now for some more hot chocolate and the Pilgrims Progress.
Verse Of The Day : There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
(Isaiah 4:6 ESV)
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It's on days like today that you get a glimpse of reality. The storm was raging all around us, but we're safe in the shelter the Lord has given us. It's a chance to really be thankful for all that He has given to us.
We have a warm, dry shelter that many in the world do not and would think we lived in a mansion. It's really a big old barn of a place. The reality is our living room alone would hold 4 to 5 huts from most third world countries.
We have food a plenty. A hot bath and water to drink, that I did not have to carry, and that won't kill us or our children. We have insulin for Jordie, without it a death sentence for many children in the world.
We have our wonderful children / young men to spend time with. It will soon be a much rarer thing, as they move out into the world and become the heads of their own households. The three of us are most thankful that we have a loving husband and father. We don't have to even contemplate that a day home with him could mean a beating or worse.
As human beings, we are all to quick to focus on the storms in life instead of the strong arms and generosity of our Lord. Mea culpa, but fortunately He is a loving and faithful God even when we are not. Love you, Mrs Reg
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