Good thoughts from Streams this morning. "He leant not so much on the promises as upon the Promisor."-F.B.M. (Streams in the Desert).
This food for thought is based on the Old Testament account of Abraham's calling from God to go forward into an absolutely unknown future, secure only in the knowledge that he was being called by God and that he could trust Him in and for everything that the call would involve.
Would it be totally weird to compare myself to Abraham? I don't have family, camels, goats, tents, provisions to move across miles and miles of unknown and often unfriendly territory. I am comfortably settled in Mesa, surrounded by all needed provisions. But I am being called, nevertheless, albeit in a different way. I am called to an absolutely unknown future and I am relying not so much on the promises as on the Promiser. (But then again, aren't we all called to an unknown future?)
I take great comfort in the fact that, regardless of my circumstances, I am not the one in control.
"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed."-Hebrews 11:8.
"....Earth's best cannot bear comparison with Heaven's least."-F.B.M. (Streams in the Desert).
On the health front:
I will have a chance to visit with Dr. Polowy tomorrow before chemo. If there is anything of interest to report, it will be reported.
Stay tuned😊
Thank you for your reminder of trusting the Promiser more than the promises.
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