Every now and then we all need a good dose of “perspective”. A few days ago I was preparing a message from an intriguing story in 2 Kings 7. It is the story of 4 lepers sitting at the city gate of Samaria. Surrounding the city is the Aramean army and rather than fight they decide to just cut off the supply lines to the city and starve them into submission. There is a severe famine inside the city and the enemy outside the city.
Then, it hit me. That occasional moment of lucid clarity. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty and moaning about the state of the economy. And, certainly these are tough times and many people are suffering. BUT… compared to these 4 guys in 2 Kings, every person I know (including myself) is lavishly blessed.
These guys were social outcasts… homeless… jobless. They only ate when people occasionally threw them scraps. And, now there is NO food anywhere to be found. They live under the eminent threat of attack from their enemies. And, they have a painful disease that causes your flesh to rot off your bones.
I am blessed. I have a place to live. I have friends and family who love me. I have good health. And, for most of us, we have NEVER had to wonder if there was food to eat today.
The last few days I have been trying to practice the words of Hebrews 13:5-6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"
I AM BLESSED
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
by Lance Witt
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