[Newsletter] Daily Devotional

[littlejane at rgcministries.com]

Don?t Be Afraid


Read: Isaiah 12


God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid. ~ Isaiah 12:2


I have an ancient leaf blower that I use to clean up our patio. It  
sputters, rattles, smokes, emits irritating fumes, and is considered  
by my wife (and probably by my neighbors) to be excessively noisy.

But our old dog is utterly indifferent to the racket. When I start up  
the blower, she doesn?t even raise her head, and only reluctantly  
moves when I blow leaves or dirt in her direction. That?s because she  
trusts me.

A young man who occasionally mows our yard uses a similar blower, but  
his is not tolerated by our dog. Years ago, when she was a puppy, he  
teased her with the machine and she has never forgotten. Now, when the  
man enters the backyard, we have to put her in the house, because she  
growls, barks, and snarls at him. Same set of circumstances, but the  
hands that use the blower make all the difference.

So it is with us. Frightening circumstances are less troublesome if we  
trust the hands that control them. If our world and our lives were  
governed by a thoughtless and indifferent force, we would have good  
reason to fear. But the hands that control the universe ? God?s hands  
? are wise and compassionate. We can trust them in spite of our  
circumstances and not be afraid.

~ Dave Roper

When fear and worry test your faith
And anxious thoughts assail,
Remember, God is in control,
And He will never fail.

~ Sper


Thought For The Day:
God is in control, so we have nothing to fear.