any time of the day or
night and give you a song
of peace, joy and happiness;
and He will do it
free of charge.
Some people trust the
Lord enough to take their
burdens to Him, but they
don’t trust Him enough to
leave them there. The Bible
says, Trust in the LORD
with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own weak
and foolish understanding. In
all thy ways acknowledge him, and
he shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5,6).
When you obey the Lord in everything, He
will direct your paths; and because He is not a
man, you can put all your confidence in Him
and trust Him to work things out for you. He
has never let you down, and He never will.
God Cares
Jesus came to Earth to introduce us to
the heavenly Father, and the Sermon on the
Mount is a great introduction. In it, Jesus
gives great insight into how much the Father
cares for His children, and He tells us not to
be troubled with the daily cares of life. Therefore
I say unto you, Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall
drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall
put on. Is not the life more than meat, and
the body than raiment (Matthew 6:25)?
Jesus reminds us of all the birds His Father
made and of how He provides for them every
day. Behold the fowls of the air: for they
sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than
they (Matthew 6:26)?
Jesus points out that the Father even takes
care of the lilies of the field. Consider the
lilies of the field...even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not much more clothe
you, O ye of little faith (Matthew 6:28–30)?
Jesus went on to
say, What man
is there of you,
whom if his son
ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish,
will he give him a
serpent? If ye then,
being evil, know how
to give good gifts unto
your children, how
much more shall your
Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask
him (Matthew 7:9–11)?
No matter what the Bible says, some people
believe it is the will of God for them or a
loved one to be sick and afflicted, declaring
that it keeps them humble before the Lord.
People who make such claims do not know
God, His ways or His promises; and their
belief contradicts the Word of God which
says, Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning (James
1:17). Have you ever seen a perfect gift of
cancer or heart trouble, or a perfect deformity
in a child? All trouble in the body comes from
Satan and the curse of sin.
God is the great God of the universe. He
holds all your tomorrows in His hands, and
He has your best interest at heart. That is why
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