Sunday, August 16, 2009

Fresh Grace Every Day


Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:34


“I am concerned about the big business deal that I have to close tomorrow.”
“I am worried about tomorrow’s job interview.”
“My medical test results will be out tomorrow. I am afraid it won’t be good.”
God does not want you to worry about tomorrow. He wants you to know that He gives you all the help you need for today, and when tomorrow comes, so will fresh help from Him.
This is God’s princible even in the Old Testament. When the children of Israel were in the desert, God gave them fresh manna from heaven every morning.
(Exodus 16:13-16, 31)
They did not have to worry about tomorrow because when tomorrow came, there was fresh manna again. He was their provision every day.
In the Old Testament, when the armies of Moab and Ammon came against King Jeshosaphat, God told the anxious king, “do not be afraid nor dismayed… for the battle is not yours, but God’s… You will not need to fight in this battle… stand still and see the salvasion of the Lord…”
(II Chronicles 20:15-17)
When the next morning came, king Jeshosaphat saw how God caused such confusion to come upon his enemies’ camp that it brought about their own slaughter. Amid all that fighting in the enemy camp. God’s peoble merely stood still and saw Him fight the battle for them just as He had promised.
My friend, when you see a problem looming in your tomorrow, don’t be afraid or dismayed. Look to the Lord, and see His grace and salvasion deliver you.
God wants you to live a stress-free life, not one filled with worries about tomorrow’s problems. When tomorrow comes, His grace will be there for you as your help, protecsion, favor and enabling!
Shalom!

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