Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Getting through tough times”
Our Bible verse for today: “Because he is lovingly devoted to Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows My name. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor. I will satisfy him with long life and show him My salvation.” Psalm 91:14-16 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “God will get you through this”
I’m not sure when or where I first heard it, but legend has it that a Pastor once challenged the members of his congregation to share a verse of Scripture that was particularly reassuring to them. The story goes that one wise old man stood up and said his favorite verse is, “And it came to pass …” which appears first in Genesis 4:14 and is then used multiple times all throughout the Bible.
It’s an old story but a great truth. The fact is that sooner or later everything comes to pass. Nothing lasts forever. That includes good things, but also bad things. Whatever your current situation is, the day will come when it will have passed. In might take a while but still, it will pass.
I love a statement that Max Lucado makes in his book “You’ll get through this”. It goes like this, “You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don’t be foolish or naïve. But don’t despair either. With God’s help you will get through this.”
Sometimes the situation will get worse before it gets better. But you will get through it. Often you will fear that you won’t get through it, but you will. There will be times when the pain and anxiety will seem like more than you can endure, but it will pass and you will get through it.
Do you doubt this? Don’t. In the Bible God has given us way too many promises regarding this issue for it not to be true. He will get you through it. Tomorrow we’ll take a look at another of the many passages in the Bible where God speaks to us about this issue of getting through tough times.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 