Heaven
And Earth
Will
Disappear,
But
My Words Will Never Disappear.
Scripture
Luke
21
33 Heaven
and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
Observation
We
live in a world where almost everything is designed to only last for
a little while, just for a short time: like cars, cell phones,
computers etc. And doesn't it seem like almost everything is made out
of plastic! Fortunately there is one thing that is going to last
forever. It is the Word of God.
The
most valuable thing that I own is a Bible that Kathy gave to me way
back in the early 1970's when God called me into the ministry. It is
old and beat up but what it contains inside will last forever.
God's
Word is powerful. It is living. There is nothing more valuable for me
to share with someone than God's Holy Word.
I
talked to a mother last night who was so stressed out that she ended
up in the hospital. All the stress was causing her to experience
chest pains. In tears she blurted out to me, “I know that all of
this has happened because of all the stress that I am under.”
She
then explained that she was trying to take care of her Mom, who was
now living with her, that had full blown dementia, she was dealing
with her teenage daughter that was struggling emotionally and acting
out, and on top of all of that she was in the middle of training for
a new job so that she could take better care of her family
financially.
As
I listened to her I immediately felt her pain and I had compassion
for her because a lot of what she was sharing I had personally been
through myself.
So
what did I do after listening to her share her story? What would you
have done?
Well
here is what I did. I shared with her some Scriptures that God has
used at times in my life when I was going through terrible, awful,
stressful, difficult circumstances.
I
didn't share them with her with the idea that by just quoting
Scripture that I was going to in some way fix her situation. I shared
God's Word with her because it is living, it is powerful and it is
life changing!
I
shared God's Word with her because I knew that it could give her
hope.
Here
are the verses that I shared with her:
Philippians
4:6-7
6 Don’t
worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what
you need, and thank him for all he has done.
7 Then you
will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in
Christ Jesus.
I
Peter 5:7
7 Give
all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
Psalm
55:22
22 Give your
burdens to the Lord,
and he will take
care of you.
He will not permit the godly
to slip and fall.
Jeremiah
29:11
11 For
I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.
“They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future
and a hope.
Application
I
will boldly, confidently, and carefully share God's Word with people
who are in need.
How
about you? Will you be Jesus' hands and feet?
Matthew
9:36-38
36 When he
saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused
and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 He said
to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are
few.
38 So pray
to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more
workers into his fields.”
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, there are so many hurting people in this world who are
desperately in need of hope. They need to hear about Jesus. They need
to know that there is help. They need to know what You have promised
us in Your Word. Give me the ability to communicate Your Word, and
Your Promises, with people in a way that gives them Hope. Help me to
be a good listener. Help me to feel the person's pain. I want them to
know that I care about them.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 1,2; Psalms 88; Luke 21
