And We Know!

My Manna — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Some time ago, two Chinese women shared their father’s story with me.

He was arrested in a roundup of house church members and given a choice—to deny Christ or go to jail.
The man spent 20 years imprisoned for his faith.

I was moved to tears by this brother’s godly testimony.

He understood that God was in control of his life, and that realization gave him the courage to please his Father regardless of the repercussions.

Romans 8:28 teaches that-“God causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him.”
But relying on that guarantee gets tough when we’re in the midst of trials.

The first few words of the verse—“And we know” —provide a hint about how Christians are to trust that the Lord will keep His promise.

We can face adversity courageously when we make a habit of finding God’s fingerprints on prior situations in our life.

While God causes good to come from our experiences-
He doesn’t necessarily initiate trials.

Psalm 103:19 says, “His sovereignty rules over all”.

Other forces are at work in the world, but the Father’s power reigns supreme.

Satan may touch our life with pain, but only because the Lord allows him to do so.

And God gives permission-
-only when a situation fits His ultimate purpose.

Regardless of the tragedies we face-
God’s commitment remains the same;He makes good out of bad, just as He has always done.
Paul knew the promise was true, and so do I.

Examine your life for evidence of the Lord at work.
And you will be assured as well.

(PR)

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Permanence of position

MyManna — Wed, 11 May 2016 22:00:41 +0000

“For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways” (Psalm 91:11).
We don’t know-
– how many times angels have been working behind the scenes in our lives,
– how many times they have delivered us, or
– how many times they have intervened on our behalf.
But we do know that God has given us a wonderful promise:
– that He will send His angels to protect us and keep us.
However, there is a condition to God’s promise that His angels will be actively involved in the lives of His children. We find it in Psalm 91:9–11:
“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.”
From this passage-
– we see that the condition is making the Lord our refuge.
The phrase, “dwelling place,” in verse 9 gives the idea of-
– permanence of position, of settling down to stay somewhere.
So our goal should be to maintain a close relationship and fellowship with God, to abide with Him.
His promise to us is that His angels will protect us.
He will be there for us.
He will be actively involved in our lives.
He will keep us in all our ways.

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