God's Word - an Anchor in the Storm

If you've made the decision to seek an intimate relationship with God and obey Him no matter what, you will undoubtedly experience seasons of difficulty and uncertainty. Your walk with God is a journey of faith, and there will be situations when your trust in Him will be tested. Cling to the Word of God and your troubles and doubts will be repaired and filled.

Numbers 22:10-12

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of
Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me,
saying,
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt,
which covereth the face of the earth: come now,
curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to
overcome them, and drive them out.
12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go
with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for
they are blessed.

God will shield and protect you just as He shielded Israel from harm when the people didn't even know what they needed protecting. He caused other nations to be sore afraid of Israel and even went to unusual lengths to keep Israel from being cursed. God was so powerful and convincing that even the pagan prophet Balaam had to submit to God's will and not curse Israel for Balak.

God's Word is absolute truth and a solid anchor when in your life you experience trouble or heart ache. You may not know how God is going to bring about what He has promised you, including eternal life, but He is keeping every promise spoken through His Word. He will never deceive you and He will never disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He has revealed by His Word.

Isaiah 55:8-13

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways, and my
thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow
from heaven, and returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth
and bud, that it may give seed to the sower,
and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of
my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it
shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with peace: the mountains and the hills
shall break forth before you into singing, and
all the trees of the field shall clap their
hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir
tree, and instead of the brier shall come up
the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord
for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall
not be cut off.

Romans 15:4

4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime
were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the scriptures might
have hope.

Do you read and meditate on the Bible every day so that the Lord can bring His Word to your mind when you need a reminder of His love and comfort? When trouble strikes like a tidal wave, God's Word is an anchor of strength, guidance and comfort to keep you steady.

The Grim Reaper Preacher says, "Try reading the Bible from cover to cover - you'll like it."