Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread,"
As we face the tumultuous events of the last days of earth's history, our Savior feels for us. He says, "Let not your heart be troubled" (John 14:1). "I will fear no evil, for You are with me," says Psalm 23:4. What the Bible says is don't give your permission for your heart to "be troubled." Choose to trust Him by setting your will on His side; Satan cannot terrify you without somewhere you give him your permission! Make your choice to believe.
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" decides David in 27:1. We want practical, common sense counsel on how to control our emotions in time of trouble. "Come unto Me," says the Savior (Matt. 11:28). Saturate your soul with the story of His cross.
TV comedy tells you to laugh your fears away, but that's a lie; we're living in the great Day of Atonement when peace of heart comes through serious-minded fasting and prayer. But genuine faith always lifts up the heart with a joy that actually triumphs over your emotions. Your soul sings, "I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" (Psalm 27:13). Let your soul feast on the psalms that tell of Jesus' struggles with the temptation to be afraid and to doubt (22, 40, 69--many). He overcame!
Immense Good News is yet to flood the world with light even though evil is everywhere, for "another angel" comes with "great authority, and the earth [is to be] illuminated with his glory" (Rev. 18:1). His message will be "Christ and Him crucified" for Jesus said that when He "is lifted up" (that is, on His cross), He "will draw all men unto [Himself]" (John 12:32). Not all will let themselves be "drawn" but all will sense the drawing. You do, don't you?
--Robert J. Wieland
From the "Dial Daily Bread" Archive: May 20, 2005.
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