LET THE LORD DO THE WORRYING

September 25

Psalms 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

LET THE LORD DO THE WORRYING.

Two painters each painted a picture to illustrate his concept of peace. The first chose for his scene a still, lone lake among far-off mountains. The second painted on his canvas a thundering waterfall during a raging storm with a fragile birch tree bending over the foam. At the fork of a branch, wet with the cataract's spray, a small bird sat on its nest, cheerfully singing. That is real peace.

How sad must the Lord feel when after all He does for us, we still sit there and worry.
How elated must He be when, in full trust and confidence, we cease from our own fretting and trust Him to do the work of caring for us. We can be faced with the fiercest of hurricanes and still trust in Him, because we know that no matter what the situation looks like, He keeps us In the hollow of His hands.

It is in the midst of trouble that our faith is tested. When we allow something to worry us, we have put limitations to God's omnipotence in our hearts. How offensive would that be if anyone did that to us.

Mark 4:39-40 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?