Devotional9/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() (Luke 2:7) From an early age, as a carpenter, He knew all about working hard with His hands, standing on His feet all day long and returning home with aches in His body. He had a smelly manger for His birthplace. My friend, Jesus was no stranger to emotional or physical pains, poverty or hardships. Perhaps you are asking, “Does God really understand what I am going through?” Hebrews 4:15 15For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.ĭo you sometimes wonder if God really knows what it is like to be poor, rejected by people or sick with aches and pains. When tomorrow comes, His grace will be there for you as your help, protection, favour and enabling! God wants you to live a stress-free life, not one filled with worries about tomorrow’s problems. Look to the Lord, and see His grace and salvation deliver you. My friend, when you see a problem looming in your tomorrow, don’t be afraid or dismayed. Amid all that fighting in the enemy camp, God’s people merely stood still and saw Him fight the battle for them just as He had promised. When the next morning came, King Jehoshaphat saw how God caused such confusion to come upon his enemies’ camp that it brought about their own slaughter. stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.” (2 Chronicles 20:15–17) You will not need to fight in this battle. ![]() In the Old Testament, when the armies of Moab and Ammon came against King Jehoshaphat, God told the anxious king, “Do not be afraid nor dismayed. God wants you to simply rest in His ability to heal, deliver, protect and provide for you every day. If you are worried about a situation tomorrow, know that there will be sufficient grace for that situation when it comes. Today, God’s manna is the grace He gives you every day. (Exodus 16:13–16, 31) They did not have to worry about tomorrow because when tomorrow came, there was fresh manna again. When the children of Israel were in the desert, God gave them fresh manna from heaven every morning. This is God’s principle even in the Old Testament. He wants you to know that He gives you all the help you need for today, and when tomorrow comes, so will fresh help from Him. God does not want you to worry about tomorrow. “I am concerned about the big business deal that I have to close tomorrow.” “I am worried about tomorrow’s job interview.” “My medical test results will be out tomorrow. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. ![]()
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