Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3
Every person and every nation must take lessons in God's school of adversity. We can say, "Blessed is night, for it reveals to us the stars." In the same way we can say, "Blessed is sorrow, for it reveals God's comfort."
The floods washed away home and mill, all the poor man had in the world. But as he stood on the scene of his loss, after the water had subsided, broken-hearted and discouraged, he saw something shining in the bank which the waters had washed bare.
"It looks like gold," he said. It was gold. The flood which had beggared him made him rich. So it is ofttimes in life. H. C. Trumbull
N.J. Hiebert - 20406
August 20
DELIVERANCE FROM WORRY
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7
This should make an end of all worry and anxiety. We may possess a divine carelessness. Be careful for nothing. Have no anxiety. Why should we worry or be anxious? Worry is the child of unbelief.
Anxiety can never stay if the eyes of the heart behold the Man in Glory and faith realizes that all is in the hands of One "who doeth all things well." (Matthew 7:37) Worry and anxiety accuse Him.
Martha did that when she was encumbered with much service and then said to Him, "Doest Thou not care?" (Luke 10:40). Each time we give way to anxiety, we act as if He did not care. But He does; and He would have us rest in faith and and commit all to Himself. The Work of Christ - A. C. Gaebelein
Simply trusting every day, trusting through a stormy way;
Even when my faith is small, trusting Jesus, that is all.
Brightly doth His spirit shine into this poor heart of mine;
While He leads I cannot fall; trusting Jesus, that is all.
Singing if my way is clear; praying if the path be drear;
If in danger, for Him call; trusting Jesus, that is all.
Trusting Him while life shall last, trusting Him till earth be past;
Till within the jasper wall: trusting Jesus that is all. E. Page
N.J. Hiebert - 20407
August 21
In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? Psalm 11:1
People who study and understand birds know they fly much higher when migrating than when in local flight. They concluded that migrating birds take wing higher than the others for three reasons:
- They get a boundless view and more easily find their points of direction.
-They are out of the flight path of birds of prey and clear of obstacles.
-Their flight is accelerated due to the greater purification of the atmosphere.
The higher the child of God soars the more clearly discernible is God's flight plan. The soul cannot find escape from the attacks of satanic forces, when doubting God's promises. Neither does it find refuge by prostrating itself face downward. Depressing thoughts give no relief to the mind, nor does doubting God's love when the storm clouds envelope.
It is true that one defeated, cast-down person can inoculate a whole group at work, at school, in the community, with the gloom of despair. Attitudes are catching.
The sweetest songs of David were born in the storms of his life. The shepherd boy was called "the sweet psalmist of Israel" (2 Samuel 3:1). Out from the fury of the storm rose loud notes of praise to his God on high. The result is two beautiful and melodious Psalms - 23 and 91. These Psalms have comforted people of all generations. How much the world would have lost without those comforting words from the struggling heart of David. Streams in the Desert
N.J. Hiebert - 20408
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