Jehovah-Jireh<\/b><\/p>\n
The Lord Will Provide Gen. 22:14<\/p>\n
The saints should never be dismay\u2019d, Nor sink in hopeless fear; For when they least expect His aid, The Saviour will appear.<\/p>\n
This Abraham found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, \u201cForbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once David seem\u2019d Saul\u2019s certain prey; But hark! the foe\u2019s at hand; Saul turns his arms another way, To save the invaded land.<\/p>\n
When Jonah sunk beneath the wave, He thought to rise no more; But God prepared a fish to save, And bear him to the shore.<\/p>\n
Blest proofs of power and grace divine, That meet us in His Word! May every deep-felt care of mine Be trusted with the Lord.<\/p>\n
Wait for His seasonable aid, And though it tarry, wait; The promise may be long delay\u2019d, But cannot come too late.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
For the Poor<\/b><\/p>\n
When Hagar found the bottle spent, And wept o\u2019er Ishmael, A message from the Lord was sent To guide her to a well.<\/p>\n
Should not Elijah\u2019s cake and cruse Convince us at this day, A gracious God will not refuse Provisions by the way?<\/p>\n
His saints and servants shall be fed, The promise is secure; \u201cBread shall be given them,\u201d as He said, \u201cTheir water shall be sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Repasts far richer they shall prove, Than all earth\u2019s dainties are; \u2018Tis sweet to taste a Saviour\u2019s love, Though in the meanest fare.<\/p>\n
To Jesus then your trouble bring, Nor murmur at your lot; While you are poor and He is King, You shall not be forgot.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
God Knows<\/b><\/p>\n
I know not, but God knows; Oh, blessed rest from fear! All my unfolding days To Him are plain and clear.<\/p>\n
Each anxious puzzled \u201cWhy?\u201d From doubt or dread that grows, Finds answer in this thought: I know not, but He knows.<\/p>\n
I cannot but God can; Oh, balm for all my care! The burden that I drop His hand will lift and bear,<\/p>\n
Though eagle pinions tire,\u2014 I walk where once I ran, This is my strength to know: I cannot, but God can.<\/p>\n
– Annie Johnson Flint<\/p>\n
Swindoll, Starting Over, p. 35<\/p>\n
George Mueller<\/b><\/p>\n
George Mueller (1805\u20131898) built many orphanages at Ashley Down, England. Without a personal salary, he relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he befriended in the name of Christ. A man of radiant faith, he kept a motto on his desk for many years that brought comfort, strength, and uplifting confidence to his heart. It read, \u201cIt matters to Him about you.\u201d Mueller believed that those words captured the meaning of 1 Peter 5:7, and he rested his claim for divine help on that truth. He testified at the end of his life that the Lord had never failed to supply all his needs.<\/p>\n
Audrey Mien has expressed the truth of today\u2019s text in these words:<\/p>\n
Be not troubled with thoughts of the morrow, Of duties you surely must do. On the Lord cast your burden of sorrow; It matters to Him about you!<\/p>\n
Be not weary when trials are given, But trust Him to carry you through. He will make all a pathway to heaven; It matters to Him about you!<\/p>\n
Then be patient until His appearing, \u2018Tis dawn almost now on your view; For the mists of this dark age are clearing. In love He is planning for you!<\/p>\n
Once on a time a paper kite Was mounted to a wondrous height, Where, giddy with its elevation, It thus express\u2019d self-admiration:<\/p>\n
\u201cSee how yon crowds of gazing people Admire my flight above the steeple; How would they wonder if they knew All that a kite like me can do!<\/p>\n
Were I but free, I\u2019d take a flight, And pierce the clouds beyond their sight, But, ah! like a poor pris\u2019ner bound, My string confines me near the ground;<\/p>\n
I\u2019d brave the eagle\u2019s towering wing, Might I but fly without a string.\u201d It tugg\u2019d and pull\u2019d, while thus it spoke, To break the string\u2014at last it broke.<\/p>\n
Depriv\u2019d at once of all its stay, In vain it try\u2019d to soar away; Unable its own weight to bear, It flutter\u2019d downward through the air;<\/p>\n
Unable is own course to guide, The winds soon plung\u2019d it in the tide. Ah! foolish kite, thou hadst no wing, How could\u2019st thou fly without a string!<\/p>\n
My heart reply\u2019d, \u201cO Lord, I see How much this kite resembles me! Forgetful that by thee I stand, Impatient of thy ruling hand;<\/p>\n
How oft I\u2019ve wish\u2019d to break the lines Thy wisdom for my lot assigns? How oft indulg\u2019d a vain desire For something more, or something high\u2019r?<\/p>\n
And, but for grace and love divine, A fall thus dreadful had been mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
– John Newton<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Faithful Father<\/b><\/p>\n
A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad\u2019s father, sensing the danger, hesitated to let his son go. The youngster reacted tearfully. \u201cBut Dad,\u201d he pleaded, \u201call the other kids will be there. Their parents are letting them go.\u201d The father thought for a moment, then replied softly, \u201cAll right, you may go.\u201d Surprised but overjoyed, the boy bundled up and plunged into the raging storm. The driving snow made visibility almost impossible, and it took him more than half an hour to trudge the short distance to the party. As he rang the doorbell, he turned briefly to look out into the storm. His eye caught the shadow of a retreating figure. It was his father. He had followed his son\u2019s every step to make sure he arrived safely.<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
He Careth For You<\/b><\/p>\n
A construction crew was building a new road through a rural area, knocking down trees as it progressed. A superintendent noticed that one tree had a nest of birds who couldn\u2019t yet fly and he marked the tree so that it would not be cut down. Several weeks later the superintendent came back to the tree. He got into a bucket truck and was lifted up so that he could peer into the nest. The fledglings were gone. They had obviously learned to fly. The superintendent ordered the tree cut down. As the tree crashed to the ground, the nest fell clear and some of the material that the birds had gathered to make the nest was scattered about. Part of it was a scrap torn from a Sunday school pamphlet. On the scrap of paper were these words: He careth for you.<\/p>\n
Bits and Pieces, November, 1989, p. 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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