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Godly concern is caring about important things for the right reasons. It is also accompanied by a trust in God's ultimate control and faithfulness. This kind of concern helps you be responsible to God and does not send you into a confused status. It will involve a focus on the responsibilities for today, eternal goals and others... For your concern to be the right kind of concern you must be focused on what is true and helpful from God's perspective (see 1 Cor. 7:32-33; 2 Cor. 11:28; Phil. 2:20)... [However], ungodly concern (anxiety) goes beyond reasonable concern and involves worry about mere possibilities. When we are anxious, we are not focused on God and what is true and helpful. When we are anxious, we are often concerned that something we want to happen may not happen. Therefore, we are focused on difficulties of the future, temporal matters, and self (see Mt. 6:31-32).
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When God gives a promise, He always tries our faith. Just as the roots of trees take firmer hold when they are contending with the wind, so faith takes a firmer hold when it struggles with adverse appearances.
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    • 59 HOW SOON WE FORGET

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    59 HOW SOON WE FORGET

    PRAY Remind me of your constant love and power, sovereign Lord.

    READ Exodus 7:25-8:15.

    THINK What is the main point of these plague episodes? What do they tell us about God and about people? —————————————————————- FOCUS The plague of frogs (1-15). Frogs in themselves would not have been unusual. But the numbers were surprising – and disgusting, as verse 3,4 remind us. Try to imagine the scene. It sounds funny – but the Egyptians didn’t think so. It even made an impression on the Pharaoh. The Nile ‘plague’ had no effect on him, but at last he swallowed his pride and asked the slave leaders for the frogs to be taken away (8). At least he was beginning to see that God was involved in these events. The results were not at all pleasant (14). But Moses made it clear that the whole thing was not a coincidence. How (9,10)? Human beings have short memories. The Pharaoh found it easy to forget his fear and ‘forget’ his promise (15). THE PLAGUE OF GNATS (16-19). Once again God was at work. Even the magicians had to admit it (19). They had been able to imitate the earlier plagues, but not this one (18). THE RESPONSE. Are you surprised by Pharaoh’s response (15,19)? Then look – as honestly as you can – at your own heart. At your own actions. God has allowed things to happen in your life which you may have seen as a reminder to change your ways. Perhaps to turn to him. Have you ‘forgotten’? And God has been good to you. Sometimes your heart has been warmed with gratitude. Has it made any difference to your life? We are all forgetful. —————————————————————-

    PRAY Ask God for strength to remember – and respond to God’s kindness.

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