“Trust in the Lord with all you heart, and do not lean on your understanding. In all ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths” - Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Anyone who has driven through a fog or storm must have experienced a moment of panic when the way ahead is quite unclear and there is a fear of running into some danger. Perhaps running into another car which has also lost sight of the way.
Well, even in the Christian life there comes those moments when the road ahead can be filled with a blinding fog and the passage through is quite unclear. It could be a crushing thunderstorms that leaves you all on the edge and in suspense.
The thing with being caught in a fog or thunderstorm is that very often it does not make sense to pull back. Perhaps stop- which might also not make sense since one is not sure of the place there are. Everywhere is but a fog or a flood sweeping across.
In those situations what really one needs is but faith. The faith that there is the Almighty God watching over His dear children. And gently God leads one through.
When the way is filled with a fog or one is caught in a thunderstorm and you can’t stop or pull back, have faith that God will see you! As the Scripture says, “For with God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37, KJV).
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth that in the midst of the fog and thunderstorms of life I hold on to my complete faith in you that you will see me through as always!
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27/04/2024 - 28/04/2024 All day“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God” (Psalm 42:1).
In the wildlife, a common feature is predatory animals chasing after less ferocious ones, which on a bad day become good dinner. Through the savannah plains of Africa the antelope tends to suffer that fate. After a long chase from a mighty lion, cheetah or leopard; antelopes that survive tend to retreat to a fresh water spot. There they gladly refresh their quench with streams of water.
King David, must have been more familiar with deer, as there are more common in the Northern Hemisphere. For us in the tropics we can substitute the deer with our antelope, commonly chased by predators. After a long chase, of course all pant for pints of water.
The significance of this metaphor is that whenever we encounter any situation that puts us on a chase, where do we run to! Habakuk 3:19 says, “The Lord God give my strength. He helps me run fast like deer. He leads me safely on the mountains” (Habakuk 3:19).
Two things of note here. The Lord can make us run as fast as the fastest antelope being chased by a predator to a well of safety. And of course, as we run, we have that the well of God to end up to and refresh ourselves! This is why David wrote, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:11).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today like the antelopes of the wildlife I run to you, to that well of life, which refreshes my soul, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
