"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him."
When you are looking for something to read in the Bible, you probably do not think of going to Nahum. (That's why people need to read the Bible through from time to time.) I discovered this treasure of a verse in my foray through the Bible. It is just loaded with truth that the whole world needs to know. First, it tells us that "the Lord is good." The Bible tells us that not one of us is good. We say, "But I tithe, I pray, I attend church every Sunday and I vote in every election. Surely, that qualifies me as good." If you could be qualified as good, you could be qualified as God, for the Bible teaches us that only God is good. We can do good things, but we are never classified as good. We are either sinners, or sinners saved by grace. Second, it tells us that He is "a stronghold in the day of trouble." In a church service a few years ago a choir was singing a song about how the Lord is with us in our suffering. Mary, my late wife, kept punching me in the side, making sure I was listening. I was listening. After about a year of fighting two cancers I had personally learned that He is, indeed, "a stronghold in the day of trouble." Since that incident, I have learned about God's strength through a stroke, and the loss of Mary. This is a lesson that we all need to learn, but I'm afraid that we can't truly learn it until we have suffered for awhile. Good news! He will be your "stronghold in the day of trouble." Third, he tells us that the Lord "knows them that trust in Him." How do we personally come to know that God is good? By trusting in Him. How do we personally come to know that He is "a stronghold in the day of trouble." By trusting in Him. Trust and faith are the same thing. Hebrews ll:6 says that "without faith it is impossible to please (God.)" You can't know God personally without trusting in Him and you can't experience His great love and care without trusting in Him. I sincerely hope that you are trusting in Him today, because that will open up all kinds of new dimensions in your life. At least give it some thought. Bro. Joe
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