Dave Branon shares with us, “In August 2009, Blair and Ronna Martin lost their energetic 9-year-old son Matti when he was dragged to his death by a family cow.
I had a chance to meet this Kenai, Alaska, family and share in their grief.
And I know how tough this tragedy has been for them.
I also know that they are seeking God’s care and comfort for their pain.
An observation made by Batti’s mom is valuable for anyone walking through one of life’s valleys.
During one of her down times, Ronna was reading 2 Corinthians 1:9, which says that “we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.”
She felt as if Jesus were telling her, ‘Ronna, I know the journey has been too much for you, and you are bone-weary.
Do not be ashamed of your exhaustion. Instead, see it as an opportunity for Me to take charge your life.’
When the journey gets too tough to navigate, 2 Corinthians 1:9 is a reminder to us that we don’t travel alone.
We have the help of the One who showed us His power in the resurrection, and who will demonstrate His power again when He rises believing loved ones of all generations to eternal life.
‘My strength and my hope have to be in Christ alone,’ Ronna said.
That’s a truth we all need as we travel the journey God has for us."
"When life’s journey gets so difficult
That it feels too much to bear,
Just remember, we don’t walk alone—
Our almighty God is there—Sper
The storms of life remind us to take shelter
in the loving arms of our Savior."
>INSIGHT<
"Paul describes the deliverance of God in a way that sounds
repetitive. In 2 Corinthians 1:10, we read that God is the one “who
delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we
trust that He will still deliver us.”
The Greek word translated deliver means ‘to draw to one’s self, to rescue.’ Here, Paul uses the word in the past, present, and future tenses. He had seen how God provided deliverance in the past and could see His deliverance in the present.
This gave him confidence that God would continue to provide rescue in the future.”
OUR DAILY BREAD (4/13/12)
“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.
As it turned out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally—not a bad idea since he’s the God who raises the dead! And he did it, rescued us from certain doom.
And he’ll do it again, rescuing us as many times as we need rescuing. You and your prayers are part of the rescue operation—I don’t want you in the dark about that either. I can see your faces even now, lifted in praise for God’s deliverance of us, a rescue in which your prayers played such a crucial part.” 2 Cor. 1:8-11, MSG
That it feels too much to bear,
Just remember, we don’t walk alone—
Our almighty God is there—Sper
The storms of life remind us to take shelter
in the loving arms of our Savior."
>INSIGHT<
"Paul describes the deliverance of God in a way that sounds
repetitive. In 2 Corinthians 1:10, we read that God is the one “who
delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we
trust that He will still deliver us.”
The Greek word translated deliver means ‘to draw to one’s self, to rescue.’ Here, Paul uses the word in the past, present, and future tenses. He had seen how God provided deliverance in the past and could see His deliverance in the present.
This gave him confidence that God would continue to provide rescue in the future.”
OUR DAILY BREAD (4/13/12)
“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.
As it turned out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally—not a bad idea since he’s the God who raises the dead! And he did it, rescued us from certain doom.
And he’ll do it again, rescuing us as many times as we need rescuing. You and your prayers are part of the rescue operation—I don’t want you in the dark about that either. I can see your faces even now, lifted in praise for God’s deliverance of us, a rescue in which your prayers played such a crucial part.” 2 Cor. 1:8-11, MSG
Tonight’s
post: FUELED BY THE SPIRIT
Tomorrow’s
post: DOING WHAT'S DIFFICULT
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