A couple of days ago was quite unnerving to say the
least. It was a blustery day with strong
winds and driving rain. Trees toppled
and telephone poles broke under the gale-force winds leaving thousands of
people without power to heat their homes and sustain perishables in refrigerators. It was just one more negative event to add to
the perils of Covid-19.
Fences blew over, trees fell across houses, cars, and power
lines, which made life more unbearable for many people. As if corona virus were not enough to deal
with…people losing their jobs and business, and not having enough money to buy
food or pay bills.
I am old and have never seen such unrest and uneasiness around
me. There is so much going on in our
government, riots in the streets of America, murders and mayhem throughout the
land, while hatred is taking center stage.
The United States of America is becoming a scary place to live and call
home.
People are buying guns like there is no tomorrow, because of
fear. Chaos is on every hand, but I do
not have to tell you what you already know.
It is how a person handles stress and fear that matters most to the
wellbeing of mind, body, and soul.
We need not allow fear to dictate our emotional state of
mind, because love casts out all fear.
When we put our trust in God and reassure ourselves that He cares about every
predicament we face, fear takes a back seat, becoming subject to the Spirit of
God. The Lord takes up all the room in
our heart where fear wants to abide. He
pushes it out and removes it all together.
There is no chamber left in which fear can hide.
(1 John 4:18) “There is no fear in love; but perfect
love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in
love.”
Fear reveals itself in many ways. Hording food and toilet paper, buying generators
and storing several cans of gasoline, while remaining behind locked doors to
prevent Covid-19 and unwanted intruders from entering are signs of fear.
Watching daily news on television can worry a person, because
of all the negative happenings around the world. Our hope lies in Jesus Christ who overcame
the world and provided a way to remain calm during stressful situations. All power rests in the name of Jesus. When we speak His name, fear and distress dissipate,
and hope arises.
God always makes a way were there seems to be no way when we
put our trust in Him. He leads and
guides into all truth and will never leave nor forsake us, because our hope is
not in mankind or what the government can do for us, we are sustained by the
Holy Spirit, our Comforter. Hope is in
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
When we feel like screaming at the top of our lungs and
giving up, because of worry, stress, and just the everyday pressures of life,
remember, there is One who is bigger than your problem. The Lord will meet your need when you call
upon Him.
When the blustery storms of life blow your way and you do not
know which way to turn, lift your eyes toward heaven and speak the name of Jesus
and then believe that He hears your petition, because He will calm the storms
in your life if you trust Him to do so.
(Hebrews 4:15,16) “For we do not have a High Priest who
cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin.” Vs. 16 “Let us
therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help in time of need.”
The preceding scripture is telling us that God sympathizes
with His children and will come to their assistance in time of need. What greater promise can a person have than
this?
Written by,
Papa Boyd
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