LIFE LESSON FOR TODAY, 11/22/13

-


 

DEUTERONOMY 31:6



Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor
be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is 
the One who goes with you. He will not leave

you nor forsake you.”


HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Daniel 3 tells how three men named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego were thrown in to a
fiery furnace.  The fire didn’t burn them and 
their clothes didn’t even smell like smoke. The 
Lord didn’t leave or forsake them.


Daniel 6 tells about Daniel being thrown in to the
lion’s den.  The king went to check the den the 
next day. The lions did not touch him. Daniel told

the king that the Lord sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions. The king was impressed and 
he sent out a decree to the people to fear Daniel’s God.

  
LIFE LESSON FOR TODAY

 

Little kids are afraid of the dark and demand that a light stay on. Some kids even believe there are monsters in the closet.  The parents tell them not
to be afraid. They try to reassure them that they 
will protect them. The kids eventually overcome
their fear.  A lot of adults heard Sunday school teachers tell them the Bible stories  about Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. The teachers
used these two stories from the Bible to show the
kids that God will protect them in times of trouble. 



A few years ago I was working downtown.  I had gotten off work and was crossing the street. A lady was talking on her cell phone and drove through

the red stop light. The car was coming towards me and I was panic stricken. I was knocked to the street and the car came to a stop about twelve inches from

my body. Trust me when I tell you my life flashed before my eyes.  I always thought this saying was a myth.  I found out that day that this can happen. 

The lady jumped out of the car and apologized profusely. I was too stunned to talk. Two men rushed from their place of business and helped to me to my feet. I took the street bus home.  I was too shaken
up to drive.  I couldn’t sleep for several days because I would relive the trauma all over again. My nervous

condition got better. I was able to see that God didn’t forsake me that day. I gave Him praise and honor. I was able to get on with my daily routine. I had almost forgotten about this incident until I started writing this blog today!








   

                                        “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ADAM & EVE'S FAMILY TREE

-
Image
DEPICTION OF ADAM & EVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN I say thank you to PBS for featuring TV shows  on researching your family tree by Heny Louis Gates, Jr.  The show was called, "Finding Your Roots". I enjoyed this show and and eventually became very good at family tree research. Genealogy was important during Bible days and the Bible book of Genesis gives us several family trees. Today I am showing Adam and Eve’s family tree. GENESIS 2: 18, 22-24 18  And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him. 22  Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23  And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” 24  Therefore a man shall leave h
Read more

CALLED BY THE LORD, PART 6

-
Image
DEPICTION OF JONAH RUNNING AWAY FROM THE LORD I was doing Bible study one night and it became clear to me that, Noah, Moses, Jonah, Deborah, Jael, Lydia, Seller of Purple, Rehab, The Twelve Disciples, and Paul were all CALLED by God. The Lord may require  some people to carry out a special task.There will be others that may be required to minister His Word and  travel around the world as a missionary.      This week I'll share scriptures about different men  and women that were called by the Lord. Some of these people were rebellious and did not want to answer His call.  All eventually did the Lord's will. Today, I will share scriptures which discuss that the Lord CALLED a man named Jonah.  He did not want to answer the Lord's call and ran away.  There were consequences to Jonah's actions. The Lord's will did prevail. He did go to Nineveh. JONAH 1: 1-4, 6-9, 12, 15-17 1  Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the
Read more

CALLED BY THE LORD, PART 5

-
Image
DEPICTION OF RAHAB OF JERICHO I was doing Bible study one night and it became clear to me that, Noah, Moses, Jonah, Deborah, Jael, Lydia, Seller of Purple, Rehab, The Twelve Disciples, and Paul were all CALLED by God. The Lord may require  some people to carry out a special task.There will be others that may be required to minister His Word and  travel around the world as a missionary.   This week I'll share scriptures about different men  and women that were called by the Lord. Some of these people were rebellious and did not want to answer His call.  All eventually did the Lord's will. Today, I'll share scriptures which show how  a prostitute named  Rahab was used to help  Joshua's spies. Joshua, son of Nun, became  the ruler for the Israelites after Moses died. The Bible also tells us that the Lord is "not a respecter of persons"and accepts all who will respect him. It can be His will to use a harlot (prostitute)
Read more