Thursday, May 27, 2010

By My Spirit, Says the LORD

Zechariah 4:6 - So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. 

President Obama attended the G-20 summit in London awhile back. A friend sent an article from a British newspaper (unidentified) stating he came with an entourage of 35 vehicles, four speech writers and twelve teleprompters. In addition to Air Force One he had a helicopter and a "fleet" of identical decoys. His limousine is reinforced with the highest quality protection devices. "It is, marveled one reporter, a sort of mobile panic room. The Guardian called it the 'ultimate in heavily armored transport.'"

The last paragraph of the article states: "The president is entitled to all the security, communications and support he feels necessary to do his job but surely, when we're trying to project a more restrained, humble image to the world, the president's huge retinue could be scaled back to something less than the triumphal march from 'Aida.'"

Imagine feeling the need to have that sort of protection day in and day out. I'll tell you, I would not want to be in that position, to be fearful of my life... I thank my God He is the protection I need. This is what we can all have if we so desire. His strength and power is greater than any armored car. 

He is also all the strength we need for any circumstance. I'm still learning about this! As a child of His, He will give us just what we need at any given time. We need not be fearful of our lives. When we have accepted Him we are redeemed. He may not always seem to be there, but He is. Sometimes I believe He pulls back when we need chastening. He needs us to muddle through something when we try to do it in our own strength. He pulls back so we realize we have gotten out of His will and we need Him...and He waits for us to call on Him once again. 

My sister-in-law and I were talking yesterday about what could happen to us when we get to the point where we might be shoved aside because we're too old to be granted medical help. We were considering the great care our mother-in-law has been given after heart valve replacement. Amazing. Well, we got to thinking about how God will take care of us. She has known people who died at just the right time...God's perfect timing...or they were thankfully stripped of all inhibition because of their illness where they had once been proud about appearance. God is faithful.


Well, SIL and I got to thinking about how God will take care of us. She has known people who died at just the right time...God's perfect timing...or they were thankfully stripped of all inhibition because of their illness where they had once been proud about appearance. God is faithful. 

Look at the life of Jesus. Look at how He handled the threats against His life. He didn't run from them, but He managed to escape, sometimes just slipping away in a crowd, until the time was right to be arrested because it was the time His Father chose for His death. 

God will take care of us if we allow Him. He will be there for us. We do not need the protection of the world. We do not need the world's security. If we are faced with lack of good healthcare, we can complain all we want, but God will provide in some way. Yes, it's of concern to us; I personally don't think it's so much a concern about what we may not have in the future, but the concern is how government wants to take over. It's just wrong. As Glenn Beck said the other day, "Look to God and live." 

If we choose to look to God and live, we can claim these promises:

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him...[and] the angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him, who shelters him all the day long; and he shall dwell between His shoulders. (2Chronicles 16:9, Psalm 34:7, Deuteronomy 33:12

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