Psalm 61:2-4 ‘..When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.’

DAILY READING 1 Peter 3; Jeremiah 35-36; Psalm 136

Frail plants, such as Perennial Flowering Vines and Climbers, are often unable to survive strong storms and hurricanes.
However such frail plants that can barely survive on their own, can gain protection when they cling to stronger trees such as oaks.
During a storm, these frail plants that cling to the oak, are protected from the force of the fierce winds by the oak’s large trunk. And if the wind blows on the exposed side of the vine, the tempest only presses the vine closer to the oak’s trunk, where it is still protected from being blown away.
Oaks are known to withstand incredibly strong storms, like tornadoes and hurricanes. Even when they are stripped of their leaves, oak trees survive because of their strength, their curvy branches, and their incredible root systems.
Oaks are a great example of hurricane “survivor” trees because they are able to survive the extensive damages that hurricanes and tropical storms can cause. They are among the hurricane-resistant trees that are often planted to shield and protect landscapes from strong winds.
And so some of the frail plants who ordinarily would not survive in such harsh weathers, through clinging to stronger trees like oaks, find protection and preservation.

In Jeremiah 13:11, God gave a demonstration to Jeremiah to explain our need to always cling to Him. The Lord told him to take a cloth and wrap it around his waist tightly. Then God said to him ‘For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me,..that they might be for Me a people, for renown, for praise and for glory; but they did not listen.’

Just as frail vines cling to the stronger trees to survive storms, spiritually we must cling to God to survive in life.
Holding on to God is how we can triumph in life’s harsh situations. God is our only hope and guarantee of victory in life. Therefore when the storms of life come, we should cling to Him with everything in us.
In times of challenges, as we draw closer to God, we will always triumph through Christ.
Stormy winds, rather than separate us from God, should drive us deeper into God’s Presence. In drawing closer to God, we experience great intimacy with Him. Indeed some of our most profound and intimate experiences of worship have come from those times when we had no one else to turn to but Jesus.
Afflictions are designed not to break us but to bend us toward our loving Father.
Psalm 62:1 says “In God, alone, there is rest for my soul, From Him comes my safety. With Him, alone, for my rock, my safety, my fortress, I can never fall,” –

Today, be assured that there is rest for your soul in God.
Don’t be broken by the wind, rather let it bend you towards God. God is good to those that trust in Him. And He really wants you to trust Him especially at those times it seems the storm is blowing the hardest.

Psalm 61:2-4 says ‘..When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.’

In the seemingly dark days, when your heart seems broken, that is the time you have to run deeper into the arms of Jesus. Take the time to stay in the Word, in prayers, praise and worship.
In every situation, learn to magnify God above that problem. What the enemy meant to bring tears to you let it be the very reason why you praise God. Even though you may not see the whole picture yet, continue to thank God who causes us to triumph always through Christ.

In John 16:33 Jesus says ‘These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.’

Truly, the world is full of tribulations, but through Christ we are destined for victory and jubilation. While others may be travailing, through clinging to the Lord, we will keep prevailing.
Certainly, as we keep praising Him even in the storm, we will emerge more than conquerors in every of life’s challenges.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to cling to You at all times. Without You I can do nothing, my hope and trust is in You, and I know You will shield me through every storm of life in Jesus Name.

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You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222..