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GOD-TRACKING IS REVEALING GOD'S NATURE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE ABUSED
by Dudley Anderson trACker number458 The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track GodTracker is online at www.godtracker.co.uk 06 September 2013 Dear God-tracker GOD-TRACKING IS REVEALING GOD'S NATURE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE ABUSED A story is told of a holy man who was engaged in his morning meditation under a tree whose roots stretched out over the riverbank. During his quiet time he noticed that the river was rising, and a scorpion, caught in the trees' roots, was about to drown. He crawled out on the roots and reached down to free the scorpion, but every time he did so, the scorpion struck back at him. A passer-by said to the holy man, "Don't you know that it's in a scorpion's nature to want to sting?" To which the holy man replied, "That may well be, but I must change my nature to save, though the scorpion does not change its nature to sting?" So often we are confronted by people intent on our ruin, from those who simply contradict what we believe to those who abuse us just for the fun of it. But Jesus taught us to love our enemies and to do good to those who want to hurt us. The scripture also says that love covers a multitude of sins. This does not mean, of course, that sin or abuse is condoned but that love demonstrates God's nature in all circumstances; and it's God's nature to save! If you are facing abuse or ridicule today then be encouraged to show God's nature to your abuser. If you are being contradicted or unjustly condemned today then let me encourage you to walk in the opposite spirit and to pray for those who wilfully hurt you. Remember, your fight is not against people but against the forces behind their actions Satan and his hordes. So stand strong, dear God-tracker, in the strength of his might. Walk in truth while you wait on your Lord and he will renew your strength. Do not fret when people abuse you or ridicule your faith. Rather be still before God as you wait patiently for his deliverance. Do not repay evil for evil but do good to those intent on hurting you. The Lord is your strength, your hope and your peace. He has an end in sight and his purposes will prevail. Even in the fray God has a purpose if you acknowledge him. God-tracking is revealing God's nature even when you're abused Blessings Dudley It's all in the Book. Read more: Luke 6:27-36 1 Peter 4:8 Ephesians 6:10-16 Isaiah 40:28-30 Psalm 37:7-19 Romans 12:17 Vo/W Verse of the Week Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs. Quote of the Week A Sample of Dudley's Fave Quotes "Our ground of hope is that God does not weary of mankind." --- Ralph W. Sockman Don't Give Up, Look Up! Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus! Give me strength to get through this Pray: "Dear Father, I find I'm under attack again. I'm saddened, because it's usually the people I love who attack me. Help me to walk in the opposite spirit and not retaliate in kind. Jesus, you taught me to love my enemies so please help me to love this person with an unconditional love; your love for me is unconditional. I pray for him/her that you will heal his/her hurts and help them to come to know the freedom of walking with Jesus. Give me strength to get through this, as I wait for your purposes to be revealed. In Jesus I pray. Amen." If you want more prayer then email [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is trACker? GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003. trACker is a service of godtracker.co.uk. Please consider helping toward expenses in delivering this service to you HERE Recommend trACker to a friend? Point them to www.godtracker.co.uk or click on http://godtracker.co.uk/index.html#subscribe Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa Dudley Anderson began writing for radio in 1994. Dudley currently writes a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought called GodTracker and has complied 2 devotional books based on GodTracker. More information at surereaity.net Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |