March 10
Deuteronomy
32:22–Joshua 1:13
THE
FAITHFUL EVERLASTING ARMS
Deuteronomy
33:27
"The eternal God
is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
. ."
This verse became real
to me during a time of surgery. Immediately after the
operation, I was in extreme pain. The illness had been
taken care of, but the patient was suffering. I remember
"coming to" in the recovery room and saying, "I feel
like someone cut my stomach with a knife." The nurse
agreed. She said, "Someone has."
The following days
were days of pain and counting the hours before the next
medication. Then, deciding that the pain was better than
the dreams the medicine gave me, my doctor took the
medication away. I WAS GLAD! The worst was over.
Sadly, in that frail
condition, I discovered that I could not pray! I had
never had this experience before. Though I am not a
"Praying Elijah" nor a "Steadfast Paul," I do pray. I
discovered that it was then that others prayed for me.
It was such a comfort knowing this!
I was too sick. I was
too tired. All I could do was lie in my hospital bed and
"lean." As I did this, I had a strange peace and
comfort flood my soul. I realized that I was leaning
on the Everlasting Arms of my wise Heavenly Father.
The ETERNAL GOD was my ‘refuge." His arms were "underneath
me." They were supporting me. They were strong. They
were always there!
Now look with me at
the rest of today’s verse. It is a call to war! It says
that HE–the LORD God–WILL THRUST OUT THE ENEMY
BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. Under the leadership of
Joshua, God was pushing them into battle. Life is a
battle!
Anything worth having
is gained by a price. "The Promised Land" was not
given to Israel on a silver platter. They had to fight
for every inch of it. They had to push out the people
who had taken over the land in their 430 years of
absence in Egypt. God said,
"Destroy them!"
In verse 25, the
Israelites were reminded that "As thy days so shall
thy strength be." Notice that the pronoun is
singular. Moses was talking to each individual
person–each one who would take a sword and conquer
Canaan. What a reassurance for each individual to know
that his or her strength would be renewed every day.
They could depend on the LORD God. THE EVERLASTING ARMS
WOULD NOT FAIL! (ysw)
*BEVERLY’S MINISTRY CONTINUED
(*Beverly was
brain injured at birth.)
Beverly had serious
surgery today. (1977)
She was near death
several times.
GOD SPARED HER!
Our pastor said that
God had a ministry for her to do here on
earth.
I had not realized that
she had a ministry. (GGS)
