The Lord Opens Eyes
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No Problem Too Small
No Problem Too Small
The ax head represents a “small problem” and a daily difficulty.
Too often we try to tackle the challenges of the day without the help of the Lord.
No Enemy too Great
No Enemy too Great
God is the revealer of secrets. He knows even the thought and intent of the heart.
Fear enters when we focus on the problem rather than God’s power and promises.
Luke 12:4-7 ““I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
God sustains us in trouble! Psalm 46:11 “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah”
1 John 4:4-6 “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.” “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.”
Overcome evil with good! Elisha fed his enemies and brought about peace (at least for a time). Rom 12:20 “To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.””