Saturday Reading: Proverbs 10:25
Key Verse: Proverbs 10:25
25 As the storm passes, so the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Devotion:
A storm can be a thing of great destruction or it can be seen as a thing of cleansing. Similarly is a firm in a forest seen, something of great destruction or something of a new birth. It is not the way that we look at things but rather what there is actually there to begin with. If we see a storm pass over a place where none of the buildings are build to withstand storms then all we will see is destruction afterwards. But if we see that same storm pass over a place that is built to withstand storms then we may well see a much cleaner place afterwards as the storm washes away all the dirt that has built up since the last storm.
The storm is not going to last forever either. It will come pretty quickly and will stay for what may seem like an age but will then pass by and leave behind things that have been. A storm will ravage anything that is not tied down, anything that has not got a sure foundation to which it is anchored will be pulled up, but it will pass by leaving those things that are secure without damage. A storms size cannot always be seen by just looking at it from one side. So many times we look at storms with utter dread because we cannot see past them. We see one side and think that it will last forever, or we see the small side and think it will just be a few minutes.
We are going to face storms in our lives and when or if we do see them approaching we may well be filled with dread. We may well see them for something they are not. We may not even be prepared for them and they may catch us unawares. Storms are there and they will pass. We must not fool ourselves into believing that we will never be hit by a storm otherwise we will never be prepared. Grounding ourselves firmly in Christ will see us through many of the storms that life will throw at us. Being secure in the knowledge that Christ is a Rock that will never be moved by anything will prepare us for many things that we cannot imagine. But it is that Rock that will save us and that Rock alone...
Points to Ponder:
Do you think life is harsh?
Are you secured to Christ?
