Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 151
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Don Moen singing … God Will Make A Way … poignantly singing of our God can - and will - make a way thru the storms of life even when there seems to be no way.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Psalm 107:28-29 [NLT] …
28 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
… The Psalmist sings of our God being there to save His beloved from the storms of life.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Psalms 107:23-32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…A Psalmist sings of God rescuing His beloved in the midst of the storms.
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Reference Passage: … Deuteronomy 31:6 [NLT] …
6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
… Moses teaches Joshua (and us too) that in the midst of any/all trials in life, our God will NEVER forsake or leave us, providing us with His empowering grace.
Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10, 43:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Isaiah, promises His faithful followers that He would be there to rescue them in the midst of the storms of life.
Reference Passage </u>: … Mark 4:35-41 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … </b>
… Jesus shows His power over even the waves in a storm.
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:9 [NLT] …
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.
… Paul shares what He learned from Jesus’ promise to give him (and us) His empowering grace when we become weak.
Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] …
<i> 33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”</i>
… Jesus promises His disciples that in the midst of trials and troubles of this world, HE had overcome those worldly trials.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Poh Xochitl Dixon … AT THIS LINK … tells of several young storm chasers in 2021 recording the wondrous spectacle of a rainbow and a tornado in the same videos, … much like in the photo above.
We know how threatening a tornado can be; but those of us who know the power of God’s amazing grace, as documented in the Scriptures above, know that God promises, thru His word, … like when we see the hope of a rainbow, … that or Lord will never forsake those who believe in Him. I believe His promises to believers (as those above); … do you?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for giving us, Your disciples, the hope of Your promises as we face the storms of life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to look out for God’s rainbows in the midst of the storms of life. Amen
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