1 Thessalonians 2:7 But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. (NASB)
Central Texas has been hit with heavy rains lately. The drought is over. Praise God. The storms have been very heavy. Saturday night found us with tornado warnings and flood alerts. Our phones went off three times during the night with the weather alerts. I had been awake since 2 A.M. and around 4 the electric power went out.
Sometime around 5 in the morning I received a call from my accountability partner. “How are you doing? Are you OK?” What a sweet thing to do, to call and check on us. That is the kind of partner I have. Well he is that and more.
“Electric is out and the rain is coming down hard but we are on high ground, so we will be alright. How are you doing?” I answered.
That’s when I heard in a calm clear voice, deeply embedded in faith, “We are standing on the roof waiting on a rescue helicopter to spot us and take us out. We lost the cars and the house is flooded.”
There is the heart of our Lord and Savior at work in one who believes with deep abiding faith, who loves as the Lord would have us. A YOU FIRST credo has been part of our church from the beginning. Never before had I seen it lived out so profoundly as this Sunday morning.
May the Lord give me the strength to live up to this shining example of Christ in my brother.
The Spirit of God brought to my mind 1Corinthians 12:25 the members of the Body of Christ having “the same care one for another”. The whole chapter explains why.
We are a testimony for our Lord Jesus Christ in and to this world. It is in times like this that this loving care is manifested.
This loving care comes because of our Lord’s loving care for us.
1Peter 5:7…..”casting all your care upon Him, for HE cares for YOU.” This same care is given to every believer on the face of this earth.
Psalm 92:12 “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”
God created us with characteristics like the palm tree. No matter how hard the wind blows, they simply bend over, often touching the ground. When the storm abates, they stand back up again.
Your partner has roots of righteousness, and no matter what the physical circumstances are around him, he will again stand tall.