A reminder for
today
He shall call
upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver
him, and honour him. (Galatians 91:15)
How are you, my friend? I hope you had a great weekend and
that you got in some rest. My parents are moving from the farm to a security
estate in a nearby town. Life on the farm has become too dangerous for two old
people and they are an easy target. If you look at the news you will see that
there are many farm attacks in South Africa and especially older people are attacked.
My parents have lived through three such attacks on them and finally decided
that enough is enough and life away from the farm will be better.
It is a sad time for us, we grew up on that farm and it is in
our blood. My kids love to visit the farm and they enjoy the open space, but at
what cost. So, yesterday we drove down to pick up some of our old stuff and to
help a little as the big day for the move is getting closer. The Lord gave us
enough time to drive down and bring the furniture home before He blessed us
with more rain.
What is hard for me and I guess most South Africans that is
my age and grew up in a bit of a different environment is the way things are
going backwards and all the corruption and theft that comes with a group of
people that does not care much for the people nor the country. What was once a
wonderful and safe place to live in is now a dangerous and hard place to live.
There are so many things we can complain about, but what is
it that God wants us to see. South Africa has gone through a terrible few years
and many believe that we are headed for even worse times. The fact is that God
has allowed the enemy to take over where He was once the first and last on
every man’s lips and heart. You see, I grew up in a country where God was first
and people lived by faith, but people got arrogant and replaced God with
worldly gods and turned away from God.
God wants us to remember that He is God and there is no
other like Him. He wants us to move from the people we have become to a nation
that places Him first again. God makes it clear that when we call upon His name
He will answer. He will be with us in this time of trouble and He will deliver
us from evil and bring honour back. But God must be our God and our only God
and for as long as we do not turn back to Him and call His name, we will live
in troubled days.
Each day in our lives should be a moving day. Moving from
our past lives to a life that is there to honour God and worship Him alone. In the
end, it is all about God and this life is not something that we should see as
all we need. This life is just a moment until we move on to the life God has
intended for us. Nothing in this world should replace God nor should anything come
between us and God. We must live for His glory and in His guidance and do as He
tells and live by His word, then we will have no worries and even when the
world crumbles around us we will have no fear for our path is a clear path and
our destiny is written in the love of our saviour.
Lord, we pack all our problems and bring all our fears with
as we move back to you. Let us honour you and give you all the glory and let
your light shine through our lives. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers