Today's promise: God protects His people
Have you ever been
rescued because God gave you foresight?
The wise look ahead to
see what is coming, but fools deceive themselves.
Proverbs 14:8 NLT
Victorious foresight
Wouldn't it be great
to see into the future? To have the ability to bypass future mistakes? In a
way, Christians have this ability. God has given us a precious gift — the gift
of sight.
This "sight"
is not like the false sight of fortune-tellers or magicians. It is the
spiritual ability to see who is in the future, instead of merely what is in the
future. So, we no longer blindly grope around in this life as those who are
lost. Christ is our future and our hope.
Just as a successful
marathon runner knows the location of the finish line before setting goals for
the race, we identify Christ as our finish line. This great knowledge allows us
to set daily goals for wise living. In the end each day of our lives may be
lived victoriously if we remember our final outcome. The Christian's race is
already won through Christ's victory on the cross. And when we cross the finish
line of life, we will be in Christ's presence.
WISE
WAYS The next time you feel fear or persecution regarding your
faith, remember that Christ has already won the victory!
Lord, help me to look
ahead to you so that I may live victoriously.
adapted from The One Year® Book of Proverbs by Neil S.
Wilson, Tyndale House Publishers (2002), entry for March 4
One of life's most
painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that
we are not prepared.
MERLIN OLSON
MERLIN OLSON
Make preparations in
advance. You never have trouble if you are prepared for it.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
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