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I, the [Lord], have put a curse
on those who turn from me
and trust in human strength.
They will dry up like a bush
in salty desert soil,
where nothing can grow.
But I will bless those
who trust me, the [Lord].
They will be like trees
growing beside a stream—
trees with roots that reach
down to the water,
and with leaves
that are always green.
They bear fruit every year
and are never worried
by a lack of rain.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
When things are bad and appear to be getting worse trusting God is not an intellectual exercise to be discussed and debated among fellow Christians. It is not a good topic for a Sunday School class with lots of "hand outs" and maybe even a good video. Trusting God becomes the minute by minute source of your very life!
Droughts are not that bad if you can find some water to drink, but droughts are followed by famines. Food does not grow without water.
If you are hoping only in this life on earth, that hope will soon fade and turn to despair. But if you are hoping in Jesus Christ and depending on Him for the real food and real water that will keep you alive forever, then you will not be disappointed. If you are trusting in the Lord when all the streams dry up and there is nothing to eat, then let your heart be at peace. When the last chord is broken that holds you to this earth you will be ushered in to the presence of God and the Glory of Heaven!
If you are holding on to Jesus you can safely let go of this earth. Make sure you are resting in the arms of Jesus and then when terrible trouble comes you will have nothing to fear.
Don't forget you will not take any of the trouble of this life to heaven. It all stays behind and will trouble you never again. Amen
on those who turn from me
and trust in human strength.
They will dry up like a bush
in salty desert soil,
where nothing can grow.
But I will bless those
who trust me, the [Lord].
They will be like trees
growing beside a stream—
trees with roots that reach
down to the water,
and with leaves
that are always green.
They bear fruit every year
and are never worried
by a lack of rain.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
When things are bad and appear to be getting worse trusting God is not an intellectual exercise to be discussed and debated among fellow Christians. It is not a good topic for a Sunday School class with lots of "hand outs" and maybe even a good video. Trusting God becomes the minute by minute source of your very life!
Droughts are not that bad if you can find some water to drink, but droughts are followed by famines. Food does not grow without water.
If you are hoping only in this life on earth, that hope will soon fade and turn to despair. But if you are hoping in Jesus Christ and depending on Him for the real food and real water that will keep you alive forever, then you will not be disappointed. If you are trusting in the Lord when all the streams dry up and there is nothing to eat, then let your heart be at peace. When the last chord is broken that holds you to this earth you will be ushered in to the presence of God and the Glory of Heaven!
If you are holding on to Jesus you can safely let go of this earth. Make sure you are resting in the arms of Jesus and then when terrible trouble comes you will have nothing to fear.
Don't forget you will not take any of the trouble of this life to heaven. It all stays behind and will trouble you never again. Amen
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