My regular post may be delayed a couple weeks. I along with
more than 100,000 am dealing with the aftermath of the flooding in Louisiana.
My personal situation is removing damaged insulation, damaged flooring,
ensuring my electrical and HVAC is dry, clean, and safe to use, all while
dealing with the fact that I no longer own a viable vehicle.
As bad as that may sound I am blessed. I have an expectant
hope that my Lord will provide all I need. I believe this is the greatest
gift we can have when things go bad; our hope in our Father.
The Parish (Louisiana’s version of a county) in which I live
has a population of approximately 130,000 people; and this flood has to varying
degrees effected an estimated 100,000. Truth be told even those who did not
lose anything in the deluge are greatly effected as their homes have become the
safe haven of multiple displaced family and friends.
This flood will show a few things about men and believers.
On one hand it will show that even ungodly men can be moved to do good things
for those in need and on the other it will show that men will use others misery
and desperation as a way to make a filthy gain for themselves. This opposing
good and evil is evident in every son of Adam to a degree and more exaggerated to
one or the other side in many. This is because Adam chose to know good and evil
and this decision has been lived out through his children ever since.
Yeshua’s statements about what a house is built
on and the effect of a storm on those structures is well known. In a terrain like
that of Yeshua’s audience the dry season would have produced a hard surface seemingly
great for building. Anyone who has ever tried to dig a hole in mostly clay soil
in the summer will understand. However an experienced builder would know that
the foundation must be dug down because no matter how solid the ground is
during the dry season when the rainy season comes it will soften and give way.
For the believer this lesson is not about flood waters and
the structures in which we live but instead it is about the structure of our
living. These flood waters bring this lesson to the forefront by revealing to
us how much we are placing our trust and hope in our heavenly Father.
In the book of Job Satan tells YHWH; Job only trust in you because of your many blessing. We see every blessing taken from Job; family, provision, honor, health, everything but his very breath and still his faith and hope remains in YHWH.
In the book of Job Satan tells YHWH; Job only trust in you because of your many blessing. We see every blessing taken from Job; family, provision, honor, health, everything but his very breath and still his faith and hope remains in YHWH.
Pray for me and my fellow believers going through this trial
that our trust and hope will be better established in the blessing of being
made one with the Father and not in the blessings of our Father alone.
As a personal note if you feel led to help those affected I would encourage you to give your gift to a church which is trying to help those in need. Just as Paul councils us that our disagreements with believers should be handled within the church so also our help should go through the body of which we are all a part; the body of Messiah.
As a personal note if you feel led to help those affected I would encourage you to give your gift to a church which is trying to help those in need. Just as Paul councils us that our disagreements with believers should be handled within the church so also our help should go through the body of which we are all a part; the body of Messiah.
