In Times Like These

Well, the weather is changing.  Yeh, it's weird.  The economic climate is not good.  Some politicians appear to be giving up.,,and here we are-stuck. But wait - There is Good news.  God is still real.  He is still in control.  He still knows what we need to survive.  He still loves us. He still cares.  Yes, God is real.  He is still working in our lives.  Perhaps more now than ever it is possible to see HIs great works in our lives.  I hear believers saying that now they just speak a word or think something, and it comes to pass.  Healings are occuring.  Businesses are opening.  Jobs are being offered.  Yes, in the midst of this depressing situation that has been created by man's greed, we have hope.
     In Him we stand on solid ground.  We believe that we really do "triumph in Christ".  He is our sole salvation.  He is the God of Hope.  He does cause us to flourish like an oasis in the midst of a desert.  We just have to remember that an oasis offers comfort, refreshing, and hope to all who come there.  Let us be a ray of hope in the lives of those who see only clouds and negativity.  Let us remind those who are suffering that God has built an ark for us in the midst of our storms.  His name is Jesus.  He is the ark of the covenant.  He is the answer to prayer.  He is the wheel in the middle of the wheel.  '
     Let us climb aboard the Ark called Jesus, and let us find peace as He speaks to the storms in our lives.  Allow the King of kings to come into your life, your heart, your mind, and set you free.  He will love you in a way that you have never known.  He will love you unconditionally and He will make a way out of no way.  We always triumph in Him, and we can do all things through Him.  He is the answer.  Get on the Ark.
     Father, in Jesus name we come to you.  Your word tells us that we can come boldly to your throne of grace and we will receive help and mercy in our time of need.  This, o Lord is a time of need.  We are so thankful that you already know what's going on , and you already have a solution.  We are tired, and we are ready to climb onto the Ark and rest.  Thank you for being so willing to take care of us.  Thank you for letting us know that we are not alone.  We bless your name.  We give you honor, glory, and praise.  You are our all in all and we are thankful that You wait to help us over the high places.  You help us get through the low places, and you cut down the vines that are so tangled that they hinder our journey.  Father we love you.  Father we relinquish our will to you.  Now we thank you with all our hearts as we wait on You, trusting in your unchanging word.  In Jesus name we all pray.  Amen.