Three nights later Pastor George’s boys were in an accident. Josh rolled the pick-up and totaled it too. While the boys were treated at the hospital and sore for a few days, they too have now walked away from that accident and are fine.
Pastor George and I are both thankful that the Lord protected our sons. Each of them could have sustained greater injury and even possibly lost their lives in these accidents. The loss of a couple of vehicles means nothing. Our boys are alive and well.
Sudden events like these put into perspective what is really important. We can so easily become distracted by stuff that is really not all that important. We either struggle to take care of our abundance of things, or we fret over what we don’t have. What will it take for us to finally discover that Jesus is everything and the things of this world mean nothing?
- I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."
Lamentations 3:24 NIV
God has chosen us and made us His portion. Therefore, we can now make the Lord our portion. We are heirs with Christ![1] The all-sufficiency of God has been given to us. Think about it—we lack nothing because we belong to Christ.
“The Lord is my portion!” It does not say God is partly my portion. Nor does it say God is included within my portion. Jesus must be our everything, or the truth of the matter is that He means nothing at all to us.
God has not just given to me a little of His grace. I have not merely received of His love and mercy. God has given me more than just His peace and His promises. God has given me HIMSELF!
I have received Jesus as my portion. He is the God of all comfort, the Prince of Peace. He is the mighty God the Everlasting Father. He is the I Am, the all-sufficient One. Is it any wonder that we can say “I will wait for Him?” Without Him I have nothing. Jesus is everything! What do you think?
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[1] See Romans 8:17
2 comments:
you know Pastor, I cannot keep myself from commenting! What do I think?? I think the thought is too awesome for me to grasp. The God of the Universe...the Maker of EVERYTHING, THE EVERYTHING, THE I AM, would concern Himself with me, let alone, love me like He does....I cannot grasp it all...I have to accept it in small doses, to think of it so large overwhelms me!!
MY BROTHER GREGGERS!GOD SAYS MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY. THANKS BE TO GOD ALL IS WELL. GOD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS PROTECTED US FROM LOSS AND DANGER. I BELIEVE THE LORD CAUSED YOU TO HELP LARRY WITH THE OLD BROWN CAR TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM GREGGY BECAUSE IT SAT MOSTLY AND IT WAS DANGEROUS!HIS WAYS ARE NOT OUR WAYS. LOVE YOU MORE!!!!
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