WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
THOUGHTS FROM GEORGE WINKELMAN AND SUNRISE MINISTRIES---
Caught up in the pursuit of power and pleasure, Babylon believed in it's own greatness and claimed to be the only power on earth. Babylon felt completely secure, and Nebuchadnezzar, its king, exalted himself as a god. But the true God taught King Nebuchadnezzar a powerful lesson by taking everything away from him. (Daniel 4:28-37). Our society is addicted to pleasure and power, but these can quickly pass away. Look at your own life and ask your self, how can you be more responsible with the talents and possessions God has given you. How can you use your life for God's honor rather than your own?
The people of Babylon sought advice from astrologers and star- gazers. But like the idols of wood or gold, they could not even deliver themselves from what was to come from the hands of God. Why rely on those who are powerless ?. The helpless can not help us. Alternatives to God are destined to fail. If you want help, find it in God, who has proven His power in creation and in history.
Do you find it easy to complain when your life suddenly becomes complicated or difficult ? Why would a Loving God allow all kinds of unpleasant experiences to come to His children ? Isaiah 48:10 shows us plainly that God tests us in the "furnace of affliction." Rather than complain, our response should be to turn to God in faith, for the strength to endure, and to rejoice in our suffering. ( Romans 5:3, James 1:2-4) For without the testing, we would never know what we are capable of doing, nor would we grow, and without the refining, we will not become more pure and more like Christ. What kind of adversity are you facing?
Jesus tells us: I came to suffer, die, and to save, people like you.
Caught up in the pursuit of power and pleasure, Babylon believed in it's own greatness and claimed to be the only power on earth. Babylon felt completely secure, and Nebuchadnezzar, its king, exalted himself as a god. But the true God taught King Nebuchadnezzar a powerful lesson by taking everything away from him. (Daniel 4:28-37). Our society is addicted to pleasure and power, but these can quickly pass away. Look at your own life and ask your self, how can you be more responsible with the talents and possessions God has given you. How can you use your life for God's honor rather than your own?
The people of Babylon sought advice from astrologers and star- gazers. But like the idols of wood or gold, they could not even deliver themselves from what was to come from the hands of God. Why rely on those who are powerless ?. The helpless can not help us. Alternatives to God are destined to fail. If you want help, find it in God, who has proven His power in creation and in history.
Do you find it easy to complain when your life suddenly becomes complicated or difficult ? Why would a Loving God allow all kinds of unpleasant experiences to come to His children ? Isaiah 48:10 shows us plainly that God tests us in the "furnace of affliction." Rather than complain, our response should be to turn to God in faith, for the strength to endure, and to rejoice in our suffering. ( Romans 5:3, James 1:2-4) For without the testing, we would never know what we are capable of doing, nor would we grow, and without the refining, we will not become more pure and more like Christ. What kind of adversity are you facing?
Jesus tells us: I came to suffer, die, and to save, people like you.
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