Thursday Writing...7/5/18..."Whom Shall I Fear?"

Good Morning,

The lesson in today's writing is that we have nothing to fear because God is the God of angel armies Who will protect us, care for us, and is waiting to welcome us at heaven's door as we arrive to spend eternity with him. If He is for us, who will be against us? Storm wrote, "God promises to walk with us through difficult times. He promises to crush our enemies. He goes before us and stands behind us. He is our sword and our shield, a lamp unto our feet."

Waiting for the time to come when I meet the Lord at the gate of heaven. 

Storm & Corinne
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Today's Devotional 

"Whom Shall I Fear"
 by Storm Hendrickson

I was watching the news this morning and remembered why I don’t watch it too often. Even though good things do happen, it seems like bad news takes center stage. Seven babies found dead in a garage, father kills crying baby so that he could concentrate on a video game, grandmother kills two of her own grandchildren, tribal feud in Egypt sparks deadly fight, the Malaysian airliner shot down, South Korean ferry sinks; killing many high school students, earthquakes, mudslides, devastating fires, drought, the list goes on and on. 

In addition, there seems to be quite a lot of action going on at the Wailing Wall. Satan is really turning up the heat, so to speak. He knows that his time is very short. We can see that this is true just by what is going on in our own families. I don’t know of anyone that isn't dealing with some type of family issue, whether it be problems with an unruly child, unhappy marriage, financial issues, health issues, etc. We could become fearful, anxious, and depressed because of everything going on around us. However, we serve a mighty God who has a great deal to say about fear, anxiety, and depression.

“Fear not, for I am with you; 

be not dismayed, for I am your God;

 I will strengthen you, I will help you, 

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

“When the righteous cry for help, 

the Lord hears and delivers

them out of all their troubles. 

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted 

and saves the crushed in spirit.”

Psalms 34:17-18 

It is true that even though we are followers of Christ, we pray, we cry out, and we trust God, we will face trials and tribulations. However, God promises to walk with us through difficult times. He promises to crush our enemies. He goes before us and stands behind us. He is our sword and our shield, a lamp unto our feet. 

The God of angel armies is truly by our side at all times. In the end, we WILL have victory.

Let’s not forget, He is Risen! If the One who defeated death is on our side, whom shall we fear? What shall we fear

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Chris Tomlin

sings

GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES

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Since the Lord of the universe has defeated the grave
and is on our side we have nothing to fear. We 
will be living with Him with Joy for all eternity.
Praise Him!

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