Today's Reading

28 May 2010

'...He will take care of you...' Psalm 55:22

Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than

fifty years ago, was forced to flee when the

Japanese invaded Yuncheng. With only one

assistant, she led a hundred orphans over the

mountains toward free China. During the

journey she grappled with fear. After passing

a sleepless night she faced the morning with

no hope of reaching safety. A thirteen-year-old

girl in the group reminded her of their much-loved

story of Moses and the Red Sea. 'But I am not

Moses,' Gladys sighed in despair. 'Of course

you aren't,' the girl said, 'but God is still God!'

When Gladys and the orphans made it through

they proved once again that no matter how

inadequate we feel, God is still God, and we can

still trust Him. Sometimes God calms the storm,

other times He lets the storm rage and calms us.

Either way, He sustains us and brings us through.

We always have a choice: either we give the burden

to God or we try to carry it ourselves. How does

God provide for us? One day at a time. Remember

the Israelites in the wilderness? Each day God fed

them by sending manna from heaven. Notice how it

worked. The number of people in your family

determined the amount of manna you received,

no more and no less. And God would only allow

you to collect enough for each day; if you tried to

hoard more, it rotted. Getting the idea? So trust God

for today and leave tomorrow in His hands 'Give
your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.'

Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 16:1 - 18:15; Mark 12:13-27; Ps 108; Pr 12:14;

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