THIS THING IS FROM ME
I would like to share a devotional that helped me through
some tough times. I hope it will be a reminder that God loves
and cares about everything that happens in our life.
"This thing is from me. 1
Kings 12:24
Life's disappointments are veiled
love's appointments. Rev. C. A. Fox
My child, I have a message for you
today; let me whisper it in your ear,
that it may gild with glory any storm
clouds which may arise,
and smooth through places upon which you may have to
tread.
It is short, only five words, but let them sink into your inmost
soul;
use them as a pillow upon which to rest your weary head.
This
thing is from me.
Have you ever thought of it, that
all that concerns you concerns Me too?
For, "he that toucheth
you, toucheth the apple of mine eye"
(Zechariah 2:8)
You are very
precious in My sight. (Isaiah 43:4)
Therefore, it is My special
delight to educate you.
I would have you learn when
temptations assail you,
and the "enemy comes in like a flood,"
that
this thing is from Me,
that your weakness needs my might,
and your safety lies
in letting Me fight for you.
Are you in difficult circumstances,
surrounded by people who do not understand you,
who never consult your
taste, who put you in the background?
This thing is from Me.
I am
the God of circumstances.
Thou camest not to thy place by accident,
it is
the very place God meant for thee.
Have you not asked to be made
humble?
See then, I have placed you in the very school
where this lesson
is taught; your surroundings
and companions are only working out My will.
Are you in money difficulties?
Is it hard to make both ends meet?
This thing is from Me, for I am our
purse-bearer
and would have you draw from and depend upon Me.
My supplies
are limitless (Philippians 4:19).
I would have you prove my
promises.
Let it not be said of you,
"In this thing ye did not
believe the Lord your God"
(Deuteronomy 1:32).
Are you passing though a night of
sorrow?
This thing is from Me.
I am the Man of Sorrows and
acquainted with grief.
I have let earthy comforters fail you, that by
turning to Me
you may obtain everlasting consolation
(2 Thessalonians 2:16,
17).
Have you longed to do some great work for Me
and instead have been
laid aside on a bed of pain and weakness?
This thing is from Me.
I
could not get your attention in your busy days
and I want to teach you some of
my deepest lessons.
"They also serve who only stand and
wait."
Some of my greatest workers are those
shut out from active
service,
that they may learn to wield the weapon of all-prayer.
This day I place in your hand this
pot of holy oil.
Make use of it freely,My child.
Let every
circumstance that arises,
every word that pains you,
every interruption that
would make you impatient,
every revelation of your weakness be anointed with
it
The sting will go as you learn to see Me in all things"
Laura
A. Garter Snow
" 'This is from Me,' the
Saviour said,
As bending low He
kissed my brow,
For One who loves you thus has led.
Just rest in Me, be
patient now,
Your Father knows you have need of
this,
Tho' why perchance you
cannot see.--
Grieve not for things you've seemed
to miss.
The thing I send is
best for thee.'
"Then , looking through my
tears, I plead,
'Dear Lord, forgive, I
did no know,
'Twill not be hard since Thou dost
tread,
Each path before me
here below.
And for my good this thing must be,]
His grace
sufficient for each test.
So still I'll sing, "Whatever
be
God's way for me is
always best. " ' "
From "Streams in the Desert" Volume 1