"Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed"
(Genesis 26:24)
Dear friend, these are the words of the Lord that came to Isaac. If we look at his situation, we can see that he went to Gerar, a land of Philistines, because of famine, and lived there. God blessed him abundantly in such a way that when he sowed, he received back in hundred fold; he became very great; he had great possessions of flocks and herds; and he had a great store of servants too. The people of the land envied him because of his abundant growth and thus they became an obstacle to his works; they closed the wells he dug, wherever he went and dug, the Philistines will come closed it with mud; and the king of that land drove them away saying that "you have become too powerful for us".
We too may undergo such a situation. We may be forced to be in an unknown land. We know that God has blessed us abundantly with talents, gifts, and so on, so that whatever we do prospers – this may result in friends turning into foes, many may be an obstacle for our deeds, many may envy us, many may long to see our defeat, we may be thrown away, rejected, smashed to the ground, force us to leave our hold. Just look back and see whether have we crossed the path of such turmoils in our life. How we have reacted to those situations. Or how are we reacting to this state of our life.
At this time of troubles: Are we searching for someone on whom we can cling on? Are we looking for a person who can share our load? Are we trying to get some ears to listen to our cries? Are we being bound by the clutches of fear – what will happen to me, how long can I hold on to this situation, when this state will be changed, when will be relieved, when i will get rid out of my fear, when i can be able to have a peaceful sleep? The same situation Isaac passed through thousands of years ago. That same night, the Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed." Let us hold on to this promise and own it. The same Lord who spoke to Isaac is coming amidst our situation to say the same words of hope to us. He has promised us that He will be with us and will bless us and multiply us. When we come in to His feet and ask Him to come into our hearts today, as He promised, our God will be with us. So put aside everything and let us cling on to our gracious God the Father who wants to be with us to bless us in our times of trouble.
May God Bless You!
We too may undergo such a situation. We may be forced to be in an unknown land. We know that God has blessed us abundantly with talents, gifts, and so on, so that whatever we do prospers – this may result in friends turning into foes, many may be an obstacle for our deeds, many may envy us, many may long to see our defeat, we may be thrown away, rejected, smashed to the ground, force us to leave our hold. Just look back and see whether have we crossed the path of such turmoils in our life. How we have reacted to those situations. Or how are we reacting to this state of our life.
At this time of troubles: Are we searching for someone on whom we can cling on? Are we looking for a person who can share our load? Are we trying to get some ears to listen to our cries? Are we being bound by the clutches of fear – what will happen to me, how long can I hold on to this situation, when this state will be changed, when will be relieved, when i will get rid out of my fear, when i can be able to have a peaceful sleep? The same situation Isaac passed through thousands of years ago. That same night, the Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed." Let us hold on to this promise and own it. The same Lord who spoke to Isaac is coming amidst our situation to say the same words of hope to us. He has promised us that He will be with us and will bless us and multiply us. When we come in to His feet and ask Him to come into our hearts today, as He promised, our God will be with us. So put aside everything and let us cling on to our gracious God the Father who wants to be with us to bless us in our times of trouble.
May God Bless You!
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