Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim among the nations what he has done.
(Psalms 9:9-11 (NIV))
Now, more than ever in my lifetime, we need to earnestly and sincerely seek the Lord.
Don’t take that last statement wrong. We should always seek the Lord, but with what is going on in the world now, we seem to need Him more than ever.
Do you need Jesus more today than you did last year? Do you need Him more today than when you first accepted Him as your personal Lord and Savior?
For those who truly know Jesus as their Lord and Savior, they tend to rely more on Jesus each and every day. We face things in this life that we simply cannot comprehend or make it through without Jesus.
Can you make it through the stresses of life after losing your job without knowing that Jesus is there with you?
Can you make it through the loss of a friend or family member without knowing that Jesus is there bringing comfort into your situation?
Can you make it through a critical illness without the faith that you will be healed, either physically or spiritually?
Can you look at the situations in the world today and not feel hopeless and lost except for the reassurance that Jesus is with you?
Too many people never seek refuge in Jesus. Too many people face the oppression of this life without ever knowing that they have a place of refuge, someone to turn to when the world is overwhelming. In today’s world, it is becoming more and more overwhelming every single day.
Jesus is our refuge, our rock and our salvation!
Don’t be left behind because you never turned to Jesus.
Copyright 1998 – 2014 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
http://www.dailylivingministries.org
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