When tyrants blast us like a hurricane, you, O GOD, are the strong shelter protecting vulnerable people from the wind and the rain. You are the hiding place during such storms—shade during intense heat.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:11 (MSG)
We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The resurrection life of Jesus is evident in our lives as we face troubles.
DAILY FODDER
How do the trials in your life highlight the resurrection life?
PRAYER
I'm grateful, God, that you are a shelter during challenging times. Forgive me for allowing the fear of difficulty to dominate my thinking. I get so annoyed with our political leaders and I engage in worry over my place in society. Free me from such thinking so that I immediately turn and trust in your emergency management skills. I know that you are the most trustworthy solution. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen!
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen!
