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Dried Up Rivers (or, God’s Perfect Timing)

July 14, 2011 by Fritz

Elijah obeyed God’s orders … And sure enough, ravens brought him his meals, both breakfast and supper, and he drank from the brook. Eventually the brook dried up because of the drought. Then God spoke to him: “Get up and go to Zarephath..” – 1st Kings 17:5-8 (The Message)

When I read bible stories I try to imagine the experience.

Here is Elijah, a prophet, camping beside a river and trusting God for his provision. But the river starts to dry up because of the drought. Elijah is smart enough to know eventually there will be no water, yet he hears nothing from God.

Did he get nervous? It doesn’t say. It does say when the water ran out God had another place for him to go and that’s what I hold on to. It may look like things are dying up, and they may, but God always has another place, another task, another opportunity.

— fritz@langgang.com

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Getting More

July 13, 2011 by Fritz

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. – Proverbs 11:24

Proverbs are unique expressions of simple truth for those who take the time pause and think.

Today’s proverb tells us that stingy people end up with less in the long run. Generous people, who give easily, actually get more.

— fritz@langgang.com

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Biggest Source of Stupid Ideas

July 12, 2011 by Fritz

We all do some stupid (May I use the term?) things.

Thinking back over personal experience I notice a primary source; we see it in Israel’s history, too.

Israel just finished clearing out their land of idolaters then some went home and did a stupid thing — they build a rival altar. That stirred everybody up! Had they not learned God takes a dim view of idolatry?! Their answer is telling,

We have … done it for fear” – Joshua 22:24

They were afraid of being excluded later so they built a copy of God’s altar. God did not tell them to do that.

How many bone-headed ideas do we come up with because of fear over one thing or another! God tells us not to fear but trust his care, obey his word, let Him be our wisdom.

You are partners with Christ … Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our righteousness, our holiness, and our ransom from sin. — 1st Corinthians 1:30 (God’s Word translation)

Prayer: Jesus, help me to act in faith, trusting in your presence and care, not in fear.

Sound Bite: Perfect love casts out fear (1st John 4:18)

— fritz@langgang.com
Also see: Fat Fallible Fears, Sept. 12, 2010

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