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Classic from 2003

10.28.11

Suddenly

My son, let them not depart from your eyes - keep sound wisdom and
discretion; so they will be life to your soul and grace to your neck. Then
you will walk safely in your way, and your foot will not stumble. When you
lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will
be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked
when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot
from being caught. - Proverbs 3:21-16.

Police radios echoed with a strange alert in Espelkamp, Germany one
afternoon, "Be on the lookout for a wild boar wanted in connection with a
breaking and entering and felonious assault." "The boar is of medium stature
and build." An older German couple had their afternoon nap rudely and
suddenly interrupted by a wild boar, which crashed into their apartment
building through a glass door, and then rammed its way into the couple's
apartment. The boar, left a trail of blood behind while exploring the
apartment, before finally jumping into bed with the couple. The boar bit the
man, and then fled the scene of the crime. Ute Bort, spokeswoman for the
police department said, "The boar expended considerable criminal energy in
committing this act." Thankfully, the man was not seriously injured by the
attack.

Many things good and bad occur suddenly in our lives. The couple in Germany
were certainly shocked to find a wild boar in bed with them as would any of
us. We were shocked yesterday (2003) to have a small tornado hit the school
in our community. Thankfully, only one person in a mobile home near the
school was injured, and he has been released from the hospital. Tornadoes
have a tendency to follow a similar path, and I have been told many times
about a tornado that hit the school in the past. The tornado, which hit the
school years ago, struck as the superintendent was taking a shower, and it
blew the roof off his house. It must have been a shock!

Good things also happen suddenly and often unexpectedly. When God speaks and
tells you about His call upon your life, for example. When it happens, how
you respond, will define the rest of your life. It was a great shock for
Moses, at 80 years of age, to encounter a bush that did not burn. It must
have been a shock for Noah, to learn that there would be a great flood and
that he would be the one to build a boat to save the remnant of mankind.
Abraham must have been shocked, when he heard the voice of God call him to
leave his civilized country, and go to a place he had never been. Jonah was
not only shocked, but offended, when God called him to that wicked country
of Nineveh. The disciples of Jesus, must have been shocked at their call,
but they all followed.

God, through the writer of Proverbs, tells how to handle sudden changes;
whether they are good or bad. "Keep sound wisdom and discretion." He is
talking about the wisdom and discretion that can only come from God. If we
are walking closely with God, reading His Word, praying daily in a
meaningful way, assembling regularly with other believers, and seeking to
serve God as He directs; then we will be ready to respond rightly.

The response we make to sudden changes in our lives will define the
remainder of our lives. If we are walking with God, we will not be afraid,
but will have His "confidence" as we move forward in the assurance of His
power. We will then have "life" no matter what life brings our way.

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