Sunday, June 1, 2025

God Does The Heavy Lifting

 

I will come upon him
while he is weary
and discouraged
and throw him in a panic...

          2 Samuel 17. 2

(That is always
the adversary's agenda:
   wear us down,
   wear us out,
and panic opens the door
          to an ambush.
The adversary threatens,
"It will always be this way."
But God
  pushes back the darkness.
May we learn to seek God
     in the overwhelming.
And listen to His voice in this.
As Oswald Chambers said,
  "We act like pagans 
                in the crisis."
But God shows us
     a new path through
when we keep our eyes
          on Him alone,
when we have something
               to eat, and
when we get some sleep.
Worry shuts out
      all available light.
Fear deflates our tires.
But God says,
     "I've got you.")

O LORD,
Please let not the darkness
    nor our weariness
chip away our defenses.
You are our shield.
Protect, defend
     and strengthen us
in these circumstances.
Carry us through.
Our eyes are on You.
Show us Your way
   and hold us tight.




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