Praise the Lord for one of the hottest summers He gave us here in the Northeast of the USA. Praise the Lord for the Gentle Autumn that is upon us. My wife will be going back to school today. The students will be returning back to school tomorrow. Our granddaughter Micah is home-schooled for the time being. Praise the Lord for the seasons and the transitions that the Lord leads us through in this life. Though we go through the web and flow of life our Lord remains our constant companion and our Eternal Contemporary. Many of our friends have retired from active ministries in their fields. May the Lord continue to bless them and enrich their lives as they will continue to serve Him. Those who serve the Lord never retire from serving Him. John Wesley never retired A week before His passing in to glory He was preaching with boldness and zeal. May the Lord anoint us all to finish it well.
I am reflecting on one of the very familiar passages in the Word of God. “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His…” II Chronicles 16:9 The Lord is searching for a people that He may powerfully strengthen through every circumstance, trial, and difficulty. This verse, in the Revised Standard Version reads, “to show His might in behalf of those..” The Lord daily searches those who need His strength, grace, and power demonstrated on their behalf. He sees every hurt, every trial, hardship, and circumstance that we face and He desires to strengthen weary hearts and weakened faith. Through our situations the Lord wants to show His mighty power and faithfulness. He searches for hearts that cry out to Him and acknowledge their need of Him.
Throughout the Scriptures we find those whom God powerfully strengthened and helped. MOSES, when afraid to go to Egypt and face Pharaoh, received the Lord's promise, “I will be with you”. The Lord demonstrated His might and faithfulness to Moses and Israel. He ultimately delivered them out of Egypt by the parting of the Red Sea.
SHADRACH,MESHAC AND ABEDNEGO, three Hebrews who refused to bow down to the golden idol of Nebuchednezzar, remained true to worship the One True God. As a result they were thrown into the furnace of fire. They refused to compromise in the face of death. The Lord intervened by being present with them in the fire and He delivered them out alive and unburned.
DANIEL was another who refused to compromise the law of Almighty God for the law of a human king. He prayed to and worshipped God alone. As a result, he was cast into a den of lions. The Lord sent His angel to shut the mouths of the lions and thus kept Daniel from harm.
PETER, as recorded in Acts 12, was imprisoned for preaching about Jesus. As Peter sat in a prison sleeping at night under heavy guard—an angel of the Lord came and released him and set him free to continue preaching.
These are all examples given to us to increase our faith in the faithfulness and power of God. Whatever situation we may face, the Lord desires to “strongly support” us. He will come to us, minister to us, and strengthen us with His grace to keep believing and keep holding on to Him. This is the same Lord who says to us in Hebrews 13:5, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you”.
His promise is true in Isaiah 41:10, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”.
His Presence will be with us through all things. When we are weak and weary—not only does He promise to be with us, but He upholds us with His mighty hand.
He will be our Strength. He will support us and show Himself faithful.
In Jesus our Lord,
Brown
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