Genesis 33:4
I have read these facts more than once; that 98% of what we
fear will never happen to us! As
we look at the home coming of Jacob it seems very clear that he has good reason
to be fearful, his brother Esau, who has promised to kill him, and has shown up
with 400 men. That would make me a little anxious, I might think he wants to
harm me. If I were Jacob, my
emotions would be off the charts, and yet they would be totally wrong. Verse
four gives us the account of Esau’s action; “But
Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and
they wept.” (Genesis 33:4)
How often have I let the enemy of my soul lie to me, how
often have I let fear of the future in all aspects of life, rob me of God’s
best? How often have I sought
advice from men who were not spiritual or men of prayer? Jacob spent the night in prayer, he
wrestled with God and still his emotions were off the charts, but he did not
run, he believed God’s promises to him, and God taught Jacob this lesson,
“Emotions cannot be trusted.”
How many times must God arrange for us to engage in what we
call uncertainty? The answer
is very clear, as often as required, until we believe His promise; “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the
fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” (Isaiah
43:2)
At the writing of this paper, everywhere I turn is uncertainty,
our National debt is not sustainable, our leadership has no regards for the
wishes of it’s people, and our military is being forced to act like policemen
and we are viewed by our enemies as a weak nation. Anger is everywhere, fear is running rampant, not only in
the nations, but in the Church of the living God.
Often, I wonder how can I protect my family from what is
coming, how can I be wise in my actions, how should I invest the funds God has
entrusted to me? I find myself in
the same circumstances as Jacob, there is no place to run, my emotions are
telling me to run, but God has given me His promise in Isaiah 43:2.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
My Blog: http://fromourbackporch.blogspot.com/
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