"I love you Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my public safety"- Psalm 18:1-3
Mounts Kenya and Kilimanjaro rise above all their surroundings, being immovable against winds of all power. There are a majestic tower of strength and natives around always look up to them for inspiration. Our Christian faith should be like of mountains not easily knocked down by winds, be of whatever trials or upheavals.
Interesting around these gigantic mountains sinks the famous savannah belt of the tropics. Because of scarce rainfall the savannah is dominated with grasses and shrubs. All those who have felt winds pushing through the savannah know they easily sweep through those yellow grasses and thorny shrubs, which offer little resistance. Except for the might baobab; trees in the savannah have no strong bark and are easily swept aside by gusts of wind. If there is wildlife taking cover from a predator, it always tremor, because of a thin and easily shaken cover.
Our faith in God can also be like that of the grass and shrubs of the savannah. When the winds come, we bend low and scatter, as is common with dry grass. There is hardly any stand. No one can rely on easily swept vegetation, for any protection. Today we might seem to posses territory but once the winds come then we are history.
There is no life that can't be subjected to winds. The winds we face can be in form of financial crises. There can be winds of disappointment from job losses. There are winds of terror brought on to us when relationship break down. We can face winds of health crisis.
The question is, when these winds come, as they always do with their varied power, where is our faith? Is it like of mountains or like of the grass and shrubs of the savannah. We should remember 2 Sam 22:2, "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation.."
Prayer for today: Lord Father God, creator of heaven and earth, when faced with winds of trials and upheavals, I pray that my faith is like of mountains and not as of the grass and shrubs, easily knocked down because you are my rock and fortress, this I pray in Jesus's name!
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23/04/2024 - 24/04/2024 All day“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)
There are many instances we find in the scriptures where God came and told a person, “I will come!” It was quite difficult to comprehend then and the waiting took a bit of time, but the Lord came through.
We find so in Gen 18:10, how the Lord spoke to Abraham, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” And surely at the right time the Lord came through.
The prophet Isaiah did long before the birth of Christ prophecy, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6-7).
Well, it took a bit of time; but it surely came to pass. There is here a remarkable fact about knowing God which none of us should ever lose sight of. As He once spoke through the prophet Balam, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” ( Numbers 23:19).There is a world of difference between God and man! If He has promised; He will fulfill. The Lord’s “Yes” is truly “Yes;” and His “No,” quite frankly, “No! “ Listen to God. If He has said, “I will come”, just wait, for as with the prophets, the Lord is not in the business of falling back on His own word!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, as you word says, you are not a human that you should lie, and for this, I hold on to your promises over my life, as I wait on you, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
