Good Wednesday morning! Well, ouch! I don't particularly want to look at my 401k report these days. The news in the economy seems filled with doom and gloom lately. Should we walk around downcast and down-trodden? Only if we put our faith in the economy or government to save us. You and I have known for sometime that the institutions of this world cannot save us. God alone provides our sustenance and our resources to live and to thrive in this world. Sometimes we see ministers on the telly speak of how we can be wealthy by simply giving to their organization each week. This is a dangerous area to dabble in. I am not saying that we should not tithe, quite the contrary. However, I am sure that that many believed and tithed during the Great Depression and could not say they had wealth in monetary terms. Nor am I speaking against those who tell us to trust in God first, give second, and we will be financially secure. In Christ, we will have enough, perhaps never enough to satisfy our wants, which tend to grow over time and with circumstance, but enough to satisfy our need. During these days of stock market turmoil and hurricane news, we must trust more than ever in our Lord Jesus.
You will see ministers in your churches, on television, radio, and on the Internet, speaking of faith, trust, and the return of Jesus. Difficult news is always followed by an outpouring of the message that God first sent long ago, "Don't be afraid, trust in Me". They needed the message when it was first spoken, and we need it now. Feel free to speak it to each other. Pray for each other and pray for our nation and economy. We have many needs in this life. At times the bad news seems quite overwhelming. Remember who spoke and calmed the storm, healed the sick, and created the universe. Jesus loves you and I; He will never leave us nor forsake us!
God be with you during these times of bad news, turn the woe into wonderful in Christ!
Bucky
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