Help To Stand!

Some of yesterday’s news coverage of hurricane “Katrina” aired video of a news reporter trying to give his report while the storm was raging around him. He had ducked down next to what appeared to be a trash receptacle secured to the sidewalk, but a piece he was holding onto broke off, providing no anchoring power at all. Getting knocked off his feet by the wind, this reporter finally decided to break off his report so that he and the person operating the camera could get back inside. The wind continued to blow him down as he tried to work his way back into a building. These hurricane force winds continued to reveal what was stable and what was not.

Someone has said, “Your problems only defeat you when you let them lean on you.” [source: calendar quote] There is only so much that we can stand up under. Where we seek to take shelter and what we either choose to lean against or allow to lean against us makes a world of difference in how well we survive. Is our trust for help in standing properly placed in life?

Following the judgment God stated against Assyria through the prophet Isaiah, we find mention of a day that would come for the remnant of Israel.

“In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, BUT WILL LEAN ON THE LORD, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, IN TRUTH.” ( Isaiah 10:20 ESV)

Israel’s having been taken into captivity was initially due to their lack of LEANING ON GOD and submitting to His Will. Through Isaiah God sent a message of hope for a future that would include once again LEANING ON THE LORD. God is the true source of stability in the storms of life and the One on Whom we can continually LEAN for the support needed to stand in truth.

Solomon exhorted…
“TRUST IN THE LORD with ALL YOUR HEART, and DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.” ( Proverbs 3:5 ESV)

May we let today and every day be the day of LEANING ON THE LORD and the wisdom He provides for life.

Have a great day STEADFASTLY SUPPORTED BY THE TRUTH OF GOD!
Carl

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