Comfort For Troubled Times
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22
There are so many distressing things occupying the news headlines these days, and sometimes it can be very hard to understand man's inhumanity to man, not to mention cruelty to animals and the destruction of the environment. When will the madness end?
The people who lived in Bible times were no strangers to inhumanity, barbarity, or man's brutality. But many people were also well acquainted with the character of God—a loving, protecting Father quick to console His people. He comforted them then and comforts us now, today, if we will allow Him too.
Take a few moments to soak up these 5 passages of Scripture and let them sustain you today, and in the days ahead.
Today's Bible Reading:
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”(Deuteronomy 31:8)
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:23-24)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27)
Prayer: God of all Comfort, when the things of life overwhelm me, and I am troubled and perplexed, help me to bring my burdens to the cross, and leave them there for you to deal with. In Jesus precious name, I pray. Amen.
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