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OUR DAILY  BREAD                 Wednesday,  October 5,1994
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READ: Job 1:13-22

                 "WHEN TRUST IS TESTED"

           The Lord gave, and the Lord has
    taken away; blessed  be  the name of the Lord.

                      - Job 1:21

In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew ravaged South Florida, des-
troying homes, businesses, and lives.  The cost of that ter-
rible disaster cannot be estimated only in terms of millions
upon millions of dollars.  What about the incalculable human
suffering - physical, emotional, and spiritual?   If  people
lost  faith in God and prayer, they sustained the worst loss
of all.

In the spring of 1993, some pastors who had churches in that
area  gathered  to  share  their  experiences and reactions.
They all agreed that everyone who had encountered the terri-
fying  power of that hurricane had come to realize how help-
less and vulnerable we human beings really are.  Proud as we
may  be  of  our technological achievements, there are times
when we are compelled to confess  humbly,  "We  are  not  in
charge."   Some  of  the  people whose trust was tested were
able to say in the words of Job, "The  Lord  gave,  and  the
Lord  has  taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord" (Job
1:21).

Is your trust in God so complete that no matter  what  takes
place you will humbly rely on His wisdom, goodness, and mer-
cy?  Trusting in  God  will  enable  you  to  endure  trials
without despair.

Author:  Vernon C. Grounds

 My times are in Thy hand;
 Why should I doubt or fear?
 My  Father's  hand  will  never  cause
 His child a needless tear.

                    - Lloyd

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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God doesn't promise security from life's storms
   but security in life's storms.

The Bible in One Year:  Zechariah 3-6

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