It is two days after so many tornadoes ripped through our state. As of right now there are 318 who are dead, and countless others who are missing. It is going to take years for some areas to recover. What is amazing is seeing one of the things the body of Christ does best. Minutes after the storms hit the planning began, then the calls went out of how each of us could help, and then the body of Christ answered & it will keep on coming until there is no one left to help. The body is like that. Are you hungry, we'll feed you; homeless, we'll house you; injured, we'll get you help; we'll do all of this, but most important, we'll point you to Jesus. Hopefully, you'll see Him in us. We are His hands, feet, and heart.
There are times for me that a song will define a time or a feeling. There are several songs right now that do this. Music moves me. I always focus on the words, because lots of times when I'm singing, my words will become my prayer. The song 'No Matter What' is one of those songs. Through all that has happened this week I am reminded of Job 1:20b. When Job learned that all 10 of his children had died at almost the same time he said:
"The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”
Before anything happens in our lives, the Lord knows about it, and He might allow it to happen. Why would a loving God allow bad things to happen His people? Because He cares about our holiness a lot more than our happiness. He knows that even through the hard times we will find peace when we turn to Him during the hard times.
Lord Jesus, we praise you for who you are. I praise you because of the love you showed us by taking on the sins of the world. No one else is worthy, only you. Lord we ask for mercy on our neighbors. Guide us to serve them as You would. Let our actions bring glory to you and may all that we do bring honor to your name. Help us to not be afraid to share you; the bread of life and living water as we see to their physical needs. Let us not grow weary Lord. Give us your love for our neighbors. We love you Father God, and want to be the hands and feet of Jesus. In His mighty name, ~Amen.
If you haven't had a chance to help the storm victims, call a local church and see what they are doing, and how you can help. We have lots of great churches in Birmingham who are coordinating workers to help in the hard hit areas. I promise that as you give your time to help others, you will be blessed.
Praying for our state!
In Him,
~ashley
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