FEAR NOT: God’s Detours are not Dead-Ends
…sometimes God does tell us to change course for a while. Sometimes God moves us away from what He had given us to do…. The challenge, for us, is to hear His voice… and trust His guidance as Jacob did.
Author: reflectionsintheword
FEAR NOT: Salvation is Available: We can be FREE!
…if we were to depend on our own righteousness for God’s protection/blessing, then we would have none because our righteousness is worthless… But we don’t have to depend on our goodness. Instead, we rely on the PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS of Jesus our Lord and Saviour and through Him we we are blessed.
FEAR NOT: God Hears our Cries
Whatever the reason that we find ourselves in the wilderness facing (what seems like) certain death, KNOW this: The LORD hears your cry for help!
FEAR NOT: God is our Shield and Reward
The challenge for us is to believe, to accept in faith that God has not “let us down”, but rather that He is lifting us up and carrying us through the fire, the purifying fire that melts away all the dross, the impurities, from our lives…
Grow without the Mire
A godly man often grows best when his worldly circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones.
Simeon’s Swansong of Salvation
Simeon rejoiced in his death, for he had completed his task: he had done the job God had set for him. When we die, will we be able to say the same?
There was No Room in the Inn: Just so the Shepherds could Fit In
Why was there was no room at the inn for Joseph and Mary about to give birth to Jesus? Joseph and Mary had found favor with God. They had accepted God’s will for their lives and were humbly performing the tasks set before them. Why didn’t God prepare a nice comfortable room for them in Bethlehem?
The Taker and The Giver
The earthly king (Caesar) was focused on taking from mankind, and they would have to bring their ‘gifts’ to him. The Heavenly King was focused on giving His Gift to mankind and He would send His Gift to them.
Whose example should we follow?
A Poem for the Children of Sandy Hook, Newtown, CT
Twas’ 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven’s gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
Broken Dreams
As children bring their broken toys
With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend…
Reflections in The WORD 