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Isaiah 25:4 ‘For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.’

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Thirty Year’s War which took place in the 17th century caused unimaginable destruction, death, and famine across Europe. At that time all the countries in Europe were at war with one another.
This war went on for thirty years and caused many people to flee from their homes!
The small village of Eilenburg in Saxony was among the few villages where people could run to for safety. In this village was a pastor named Martin Rinkart who became a hero of the war. Due to the overcrowding of refugees in their village soon a plague broke out. Almost 5,000 people died of illness that year in the small town. Soon Martin Rinkart was the only pastor left alive to perform funerals.
What made the plague worse was that the people couldn’t leave the city because the Swedish army surrounded them in a siege. As people died rampantly, Martin Rinckart worked tirelessly, praying for the sick and dying. But amazingly through the ordeal, he didn’t contact the disease and remained perfectly well.
Rinckart, gave away virtually all he had to help people. Martin Rinkart was hailed a hero when all alone, he left the safety of the city walls to negotiate with the Swedish army, until they accepted a sum of money and lifted the siege. In the midst of these great trials, Pastor Martin remained thankful to God and wrote a hymn to express his unbounded trust and gratitude..The hymn was titled “Now thank we all our God”. Today it remains the most widely sung hymn in Germany and has been translated into many languages around the world.

In times of difficulties we have to deliberately make gratitude our attitude. We don’t thank God for trials, we thank Him in them, because no matter how fierce the fire, God always delivers those who trust in Him. Serving God does not mean we will never have difficulties, but we must understand that God will never put upon us more than we can bear.
Sometimes, tribulation is only an indication of the grace He has given us to overcome the situation. In the Bible, David passed through many tests but in the end they turned around to testimonies. He wrote in Psalm 30:11 ‘Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness”.
Just like David, we may go through trials and tribulations, but that’s not how our story ends. Certainly, a turnaround season is coming. We should have the attitude that says, “No matter what’s happening, I’m going to choose to be grateful to God.’
As we come to the end of the month of May today, we certainly have a lot to be grateful for.
In all things God has been our shield, our refuge and strong tower, a refuge from the storm and a shadow from the heat. (Isaiah 25:4 ).
Today, as we thank God for His finger we have seen in our affairs in this month, He will certainly reveal His arm to us in the coming months. As we keep praising God, He will keep raising us and causing us to break forth to glorious new dimensions of destiny.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for Your grace and mercy that has seen me through and brought me to the end of this month. I do not take Your goodness for granted. I am truly grateful Lord and I bless Your Holy Name now and for evermore in Jesus Name.

QUOTE: “Your attitude always determines your altitude in life.” –WORDBITE 222.

Shalom!

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