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August 2010

He is Good

8/31/2010

 
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day
of trouble; and He knows them that trust in Him. 
Nahum 1:7


In my brief exhortation before the congregation yesterday morning, I shared this verse from the little known Old Testament book by the prophet, Nahum...
I know, too, that I have used this Scripture often in my journal; it's one of my top ten favorite verses in the Bible.

In any event, I explained how this "day of trouble" is not necessarily a 24-hour period of time. Rather it is a season of period of time which, I believe, can last from a few days to several months, or even a few years. Nevertheless, God is faithful. He is able to impart strength to His children, and to give us the ability to endure all our hardships if we would but continue to trust in Him. Also, that whenever a particular 'day of trouble' comes to an end, our faith would be stronger than when the difficulty or trial first began. I said, "He is good, because He is God." The guys seemed to like this little phrase.

I know that right now I have been going through a time of prolonged tiredness. I wish I had the opportunity to take a sabbatical of some kind, at least for several months, where I could seek the Lord's face and sense a deeper level of His presence. How I long to be refreshed in body and soul.

With almost everything I do these days it seems as if I have to push myself to get it done. But as I told the guys in my church, all that I am going through right now helps to remind me of the popular poem, "Footprints in the Sand." I know it is Christ alone who's been carrying me. Frankly I need the Lord every minute of every day because serving the Lord means having to place my reliance upon Jesus Christ alone, not on my strength or upon any human ability. Rather it is the Lord who is living through me. As the prophet Zechariah said, "This is what the word of the Lord says, 'Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts'" (Zechariah 4:6).

D.B.

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