Dec 31 2008
Comfort for the Storm-tossed
There are times even for believers when circumstances look bleak no matter where we look, and at those times Scripture is our place of shelter in the time of storm.
Isaiah 54:11 says: “O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted. Behold, I will set your stones in antimony. And your foundations I will lay in sapphires. Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, and your gates of crystal, and your entire wall of precious stones. And all your sons will be taught of the Lord, and the well-being of your sons will be great. In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression for you will not fear, and from terror, for it will not come near you. If anyone fiercely assails you, it will not be from Me. Whoever assails you will fall because of you…No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord. And their vindication is from Me,’ declares the Lord.”
If we belong to the Lord, He promises He is even the shade on our right hand. He cares about every detail of our lives, and as we worship Him, He actually comes to us, inhabiting our very praises. It comforts me to know that He is on our side, hearing our prayers, ministering peace when we’re ready to stumble, and lifting us into the shelter of His peace. And more than anything He never abandons us to face our storms alone.
I don’t know about you, but I need to be reminded of these things. As things get tougher, may we keep our focus on the Rock of our salvation, Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. And now unto Him who is able to keep us from falling, presenting us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory, and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever, Amen.
Because of His great love,
Nancy
