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Nnamdi Christopher Wallace <[email protected]>
What to Do in a Crisis (1)
The UCB Word For Today <[email protected]> 17 March 2016 at 03:03
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What to Do in a Crisis (1)
17 MARCH 2016
‘We gave way to it and were driven along.’
Acts 27:15 NIV (2011 Edition)
Don’t drift. Typically we react to a crisis in the same three ways as the sailors onboard Paul’s ship: ‘The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into
the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along..’ The first thing life’s
storms tend to do is make us drift. We lose sight of our goals and forget where
we’re headed. We ignore our values and get off course. Because they weren’t
equipped with compasses and the stars were obscured by the storm, the sailors
were in total darkness. Which raises the question: How do you characteristically
react in a dark situation when you can’t see the stars and you don’t have a
compass? You drift. You go where the waves carry you. You let your problems
batter you and toss you back and forth. In life, strong currents can discourage
you and make you wonder, ‘What’s the use? Why fight it?’. So you end up going
with the flow. But now’s the time to do the opposite! Strengthen your grip of faith:
‘Hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful … Do
not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded … persevere so that
when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised’
(Hebrews 10:23, 35-36 NIV 2011 Edition). Note the phrase: ‘He who promised is
faithful’. Question: Has God ever failed you? Answer: No! And He won’t now.
‘Hold unswervingly to the hope we profess … he who promised is faithful’ (v. 23
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NIV 2011 Edition), and He will bring you through this crisis.
Bible in a Year: Num 32-34; Mark 9:30-50;
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