WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

Good morning everyone.

 

Here is today's Bible lesson:

 

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

 

READ:

Romans 8:26-30

 

Blessed be the...God of all

comfort, who comforts us in

all our tribulation.

-2 Corinthians 1:3-4

 

Harold and Cathy and their two sons were in a wooded area in Minnesota when a tornado touched down.  Cathy described her experience to me several years later:

 

"My husband and older son were some distance away, but my younger son and I took cover in a cabin.  We heard a sound like a hundred railroad cars and instinctively dropped to the floor in a tucked position.  The cabin began to break apart, and I shut my eyes because of all the flying debris.  It felt like I was going up in an elevator and then was shot into the air.  I landed in a lake and clung to debris to stay afloat."

 

Tragically, however, their younger son did not survive.  Harold said of their loss:  "We cried every day for 6 weeks.  But we believe that God's loving sovereignty allowed that tornado to come down where we were.  And we also took comfort in the fact that our son knew the Lord."

 

When a loved one is taken and we are left behind, it can create all kinds of questions.  In times like these, Romans 8:28 can be of great encouragement:  "We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."  This couple's trust in God's loving soverignty brought them comfort in the midst of their grief (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). - Dennis Fisher

 

When  we sustain a heartbreaking loss,

When grief overwhelms our soul,

The Savior who gave Himself on the cross

Reminds us that He's in control. -D. De Haan

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Our greatest comfort in sorrow

is to know that God is in control.

 

INSIGHT

In Romans 8:9, Paul reminds us that we have the Holy Sspirit indwelling us.  In today's Bible reading, he speaks of how the Holy Spirit ministers to us when we are overwhelmed by life's difficult circumstances.  When we are too weak and too distraught to pray, "the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" (vv. 26-27).  Truly, He is our Paracletos (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7) variously translated as our "Helper" (NKJV), "Counselor" (NIV), "Comforter" (KJV), and "Advocate" (NLT).  He is the One who comes alongside to comfort and to remind us that as children of God we possess a guaranteed hope of redemption (Romans 8:23) and a future glory (vv. 14-16, 23).

 

Have a blessed day.

God Our Creator's Love Always

Unity & Peace