Daily Family Devotions The thought begins in the Bible verse; please take the time to read it first . . . MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014 “TODAY IS POWER. . SCRIPTURE: Luke 12:13-31 I Corinthians 4:16-18 The present is all we have to manage; the past is irrevocable; the future is uncertain; nor is it fair to burden one moment with the weight of the next. Sufficient unto the moment is the trouble thereof. . . So in looking forward to future endeavor remember that we are not to sustain all its toil, to endure all of its sufferings or to encounter all of its trials at once. One moment comes laden with its own burden, then flies on, and is succeeded by another — not heavier than the last; as one is sustained, so shall the next one be. In looking forward to a single day the spirit may sometimes faint simply from dreaded anticipation of what is to come, and this is unjustly laying upon one moment, that stress which is meant to be spread over a thousand moments. This is unfairly testing God’s promise to give His power “according to our needs”: God has promised power as the circum¬stance is met — but not before. Furthermore, when we anticipate a problem, energy which is intended for today, is dissipated on that problem of tomorrow’s which we can do noth¬ing about, and we are left more debilitated to meet the future. Trust your future to God; as the days dawn, so will your strength then be born . . . (J.T.) Prayer: Dear Father, forgive me for not trusting Thee to provide whatever strength I need day to day. Help me to grow in patience and trust. AMEN
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 17:01:13 +0000
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