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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
I believe we all know the promise God made Noah (and all of us as well), when the world was flooded, God promised not to ever send a flood like that again. The symbol of that promise was/is the rainbow. This particular one was captured just off the coast of Akuilau Island in Fiji.
This is certainly not the last promise we receive from God. In fact, another very important one is found in 1 Corinthians. I am sharing the Living Bible version of the text, chapter 10, verse 13:
But remember this—the wrong desires that come into your life aren’t anything new and different. Many others have faced exactly the same problems before you. And no temptation is irresistible. You can trust God to keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it, for he has promised this and will do what he says. He will show you how to escape temptation’s power so that you can bear up patiently against it.
What I appreciate most in this message is that God knows the issues of living on a sinful planet. He knows there will be challenges along the way. He also knows He wants to protect us. The temptations, the challenges, the hardships will be there, but so will God. He will be there to ensure we don’t face too much. He will show us a way out, a way through. Just like the symbolic rainbow, promised no more earth covering flood, He promises nothing more than we can handle. Thank You, God!