The Lord God Will Help You!

Isaiah 41:10 KJV; Do not be dismayed. The Lord will help you.

 

Both Comfort And A Warning

Psalm 91:1-10 KJV; 4th Sunday after Pentecost; The Lord is the refuge and strength for those who trust in Him. 

 

Psalm 31:9-16; KJV; Numbers 6:24-26; Palm Sunday; I know that the Lord has been with me always.

 

Rejoice!

Psalm 81:1-10 KJV 2nd Sunday after Pentecost; Rejoice! For the Lord is our strength!

The Lord Is Our Protector

Psalm 18:1-3 KJV; The Lord is our strength. He will protect us from our enemies.

God Is Our Help In Trouble

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

                               (Psalm 46:1-3 KJV)

Fear is a very human reaction to danger; especially when it comes upon you in an instant. However, we do not have to live in fear. When we remember "... that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (Rom 8:28) the fear will subside. 

No matter what happens, whether it be a natural or man-made disaster, God is our refuge and strength. We have no need to fear. In these times of turmoil; trust Him and live life!

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Walk Like A Deer In High Places

"The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places."  

                                       (Hab 3:19 KJV)

"The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights." 

                                       (Hab 3:19 NIV)

It has been many years since I read, "Hinds Feet On High Places," an allegory, written by Hannah Hurnard. The journey of Much-Afraid and her friends Sorrow and Suffering, as they follow Shepherd to the high places, where they will walk as on hinds' feet, takes them through many dangers. It is a long journey. They must have patience. They must have persistence. But, in the end, they and we will dance in the presence of God. 

This is a familiar story to many of us as even daily we journey through many difficult times in anticipation and the hope of the promised land.

Just as Habakkuk prayed and waited patiently for the LORD to deliver God's people from the enemy, from the many dangers that surround them; we, too pray and wait patiently (sometimes not as patiently as at other times) for the LORD to deliver His people from the turmoil and dangers they encounter as we journey through the dark shadows of the valley of death.

The Lord is our strength. With Him we shall walk through dark valleys to the high places where the light does surely shine. 

God's Peace - Pr. J

High Places

"The Sovereign Lord is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to tread on the heights." (Hab 3:19 NIV)

"The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places." (Hab 3:19 KJV)

It has been many years since I read, "Hinds Feet On High Places," an allegory, written by Hannah Hurnard. The journey of Much-Afraid and her friends Sorrow and Suffering, as they follow Shepherd to the high places, where they will walk as on hinds' feet, takes them through many dangers. It is a long journey. They must have patience. They must have persistence. But, in the end, they (we) will dance in the presence of God. 

This is a familiar story to many of us as we journey daily through many difficult times in anticipation and in hope of the promised land.

Just as Habakkuk prayed and waited patiently for the LORD to deliver God's people from the enemy and the many dangers that surround them; we pray and wait patiently (sometimes not as patiently as at other times) for the LORD to deliver His people from the turmoil and dangers we encounter as we journey through the dark shadows of the valley of death.

The Lord is our strength. With Him we shall walk through dark valleys to the high places where the light does surely shine. 

God's Peace - Pr. J

Victory Over Death

Arlington Cemetery

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor 15:50-57 KJV)

 

Headstone after headstone after headstone! To see so many graves in one place is mind-boggling. But, death of the corruptible flesh is a reality for us all. It can be an uncomfortable part of life. But, thanks be to God that through our Lord Jesus Christ even though we die; we shall live. Death has no victory over those who trust in the life giving sacrifice of Jesus our Savior and Lord.

 

Our mortal flesh will disappear; but, we are not just flesh and blood. We shall put on immortality and live in the presence of our loving Father for all of eternity. Death has no victory. Jesus is the Victory. Thank be to God!

 

God's Peace - Pr. J