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    BBD 02.28.22 The Lord Never Panics! (New)

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    #1 · February 28, 2022, 11:57 am

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    Since June 8th 1998, this is
    the     1843rd                                      

    The Burning Bush Devotional

    28 February 2022

     

    The Lord Never Panics!

     

    Fear not, for
    I am with you;

    Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

    I will strengthen you,

    Yes, I will help you,

    I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ –
    Isaiah 41:10 NKJV.

     

    But those
    who wait on the     Lord

    Shall renew their strength;

    They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

    They shall run and not be weary,

    They shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31 NKJV.

     

    I have never
    been on the battlefield as a soldier, but I have been on the battlefield of
    life. Working in the oilfield facing difficult situations I knew where to turn
    when the situation looked impossible. I turned to the Lord. In my inspection
    unit cab, I kept a plague which said,     “The Lord Never Panics!” The Lord never failed to deliver me!

     

    In 1982, when
    the oilfield suddenly died with businesses going bankrupt, and my own little oilfield
    inspection business, no longer had any business, I knew where to turn! I turned
    to God to lead me through another difficult time in my life. The Lord did not
    fail me!

     

    As a parole
    officer walking into many dangerous situations my prayer every day was for God’s
    protection and the Lord did not fail me!

     

    As a pastor,
    during times of stress because of ministering to hurting people, I have often
    cried out to the Lord for help. I needed help to give comfort and peace to
    those who had such emotional pain. The Lord has never failed me!

     

    The world is in
    such turmoil today as we have had two years of the pandemic, and now there is a
    war that threatens to spread far beyond Ukraine. During this stressful time the
    temptation is for us to seek help, to seek safety from others and from other
    things and to leave God out of the equation.

     

    These two verses
    in     Isaiah are a reminder of our need for God. God has
    the power to hold you together during the most difficult of times. He has the
    power to change the impossible into the possible. He has the power to heal, to
    protect, and to renew your strength.  


    F. B. Meyer in his commentary says this about these verses (and I have updated the
    language):

     

    “Now, troubled soul, look
    unto these words. They are spoken by one who cannot lie, and spoken for you.
    They are as much meant for you as though they had never been claimed by
    another; and God is prepared to fulfill them in your life to the brim. He is
    with you at this moment, while you are pondering these words. He is your God, and
    will never act unworthily of your trust.

     

    Where you are weakest and
    most easily overcome, He will strengthen you. Where you need help, He will give
    His, so that your difficult task shall be easily mastered. And when you are too
    weary to walk; when no more strength remains in you; where you are sinking on
    the battlefield or the steep hill – He will uphold you. Do you doubt? Behold at
    his right hand, Jesus sits, your Lover and Savior.”

     

     

     

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    Please pray for the
    Ukrainians as they bravely face the Russian onslaught.

     

    Please pray that the hearts
    of the American leaders will change and do what is necessary to stop Putin.

     

    Please pray for God to touch and
    bring about His will in these lives: Andrew Cohen Winfield; Martha and John W.;
    Alan Medders; Norman Cupp; Georgia Bronnert; Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck &
    Barbara Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter;
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    E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; Sarah Anderson; Beverly J; Larayne S. and Shonda
    Hutson.

     

    (Please pray for 10-year-old Jo Jo
    Stahlman who was saved last Sunday night at our church. Please pray that she
    will grow rapidly in the faith and that she will be protected from evil. Please
    also pray for Elizabeth Young a young woman who was saved yesterday morning in
    our church.)

     

    Please pray for the coronavirus
    COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
    virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
    healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
    through this pandemic.

     

    Please pray for an end to the
    rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
    it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
    needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
    can also post your prayer requests there (Of
    course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me    . Having back surgery in a few weeks. 03.18.18
    I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Elk City,
    Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.    ).

     

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