Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
22 May, 1996
Good Morning!
"THE LORD IS THE STRONGHOLD OF MY LIFE - OF WHOM
SHALL I BE AFRAID"? (Psalm 27:1b)
Look around you at the people, circumstances and
institutions in which you tend to put your trust. With
the slightest shift of the wind they could come crumbling down
around you:
People are fickled.
Circumstances change.
Institutions rise and fall.
King David cautioned such:
"Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save...Though your
riches increase, do not set your heart on them."
(Psalm 146:3; 62:10b)
One sneeze in London, Wall Street or OPEC and we
all get colds. One unforeseen change in governmental
policy and whole industries are deeply affected.
Most of the kings and king-makers of the last decade are but a
faded memory in today's centers of power and commerce.
So...what exactly is the stronghold of your life?
If it happens to be people, circumstances, or
institutions you have just cause to be afraid.
King David grasped the vulnerability of our man-made towers of
Babel, in crying out to God,
"Whom have I in heaven but you, and earth has nothing I desire but you. My flesh
and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
(Psalm 73:25, 26)
Therefore today, as you embark upon the challenges confronting
you, keep in mind the Scripture's formula for experiencing God
as your stronghold:
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me... For when I am weak, then
I am strong." (2Cor.12:9,10)
- The only barrier to you experiencing GOD AS YOUR STRONGHOLD would be your foolish trust in man, or in your lofty assumption that you can pull it off without Him at the center of your efforts.
I trust you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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