May 9                                           1 Sam 8 - 10

PEACE IN THE STORM

MEMORISE: 'When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest Through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.' (Isa 43:2)
READ: Isaiah 43:1-4

Whatever situation or peril you may be in, you can be at peace. God never promised his children a rose garden. But he assures them that when the problems come, he will be with them. 'When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee' (Isa 43:2).

For the child of God, the waters will come, the fire will come. Both with the intention of destroying you. But because God is with you, you have nothing to fear. Stay calm and rest in the Lord. How will suspend the natural effect of water and demonstrate his awesome power in your situation.

Is your faith going through a fiery test? Has the enemy come against you like a flood, to unseat and swallow you up? Take heart! Because God is with you, you will successfully come through. Elisha set quietly in his house even when the king of Samaria tried to arrest him. Shadrah, Meshach and Abednego stood face to face with king Nebuchadnezzer and told him they would rather enter his fire than obey him and burn in God's eternal hell fire. Unagitated, the trio found a place of rst in trouble.

Jesus was in the boat when Satan began to raise waves to capsize it. While his disciples panicked, thinking death was imminent, he slept soundly. Do not let one problem generate further problems. That is, do not let that situation of lack or temporary joblessness or childlessness lead you into hypertension or break up your home! Trust and rest in Jesus. Be spirit- filled. Full of the Holy Ghost, you can enjoy peace in the midst of the storms of life. No weapon formed by hell against you will prosper. Rest in Jesus. Let Satan's moves amount to nothing.

ACTION POINT
Remember that the ability to remain unmoved in the face of a crisis
Is a mark of maturity, faith and strength?