Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 250
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Casting Crowns singing … Praise You In the Storm … powerfully singing of how God is our refuge in the storms of life.
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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 25:4 [NLT] …
4 But You are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, … a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat of the desert.
… Isaiah prophesies about God being a refuge for God’s people in the storms of life, i.e., the attacks of ruthless people.
Highlight Passage (Context): … Isaiah 25:1-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Isaiah, promises to be the refuge for God’s people when attacked in life.
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Reference Passage: … Psalms 46:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s psalmists sing of God being the refuge for God’s people when the storms of life threaten God’s people.
Reference Passage: … Psalms 62:5-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… King David sings of God being his rock and refuge when he is under attack by others.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:28-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus invites those who believe on Him to yoke ourselves to His strength in times of trial or trouble.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 10:13 [ESV] …
13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
… Paul shows fellow Christians that God will be our refuge no matter what we face in life, … remembering that “temptations” in this passage can also be translated … “tests or trials or troubles or tribulations”
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:9 [ESV] …
9 Each time He said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
… Jesus taught Paul (and us) that His strength is always there to cover our weakness in times of trial.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Sheridan Voysey … AT THIS LINK … told of his wife and he, staying in a seaside hotel with strong walls which became a strong refuge when a storm hit the area, … the strong hotel construction saving the couple from the storms.
And that’s the picture from the song and scriptures above, … our God being our refuge when we face attacks or the storms of our lives, which we all will face at some time in our ives. And if my readers have meditated on God’s truth above, we will - or we should - know that our God is our refuge in those times when the storms of life bear down on us.
I pray we all feel secure today in our relationship with Christ; because the storm clouds are gathering up ahead.
My THANKFULNESS:... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for being my refuge when I face the storms of life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to go to our Lord, as our refuge and shelter, when we face the storms of life. .… Amen
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Amen! Kjetil
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