Blessed Is The Human Whose Trust Is In The Lord!
One cold night, a billionaire met two poor men outside, one was a godly man and another was a wordly wise man.
He asked them both, "don't you guys feel cold being outside, as you both are not wearing any coat?"
They both replied, "We don't have it as we have got used to that."
The billionaire replied to them, "Wait for me. I will enter my house now and bring you both a warm coat covering. "
The poor men got so happy and said they will wait for him.
The billionaire entered his house and got busy there and forgot those poor men totally.
As time went by and the cold was too much to bear, one poor man said that such a rich man will not fail to come to help me, while the other prayed he heard God say, "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him." (Jer 17:7).
So this man told the other poor man whether he wanted to come along with him as he believed that he might have heard God through the Scripture to move on.
When the other worldly wise poor man heard what he told him, and how God can many times speak through the Scripture, 'He laughed and said, if this rich man before our eyes can't help us, then how come a God who cannot even be seen can be able to help us.'
As the godly poor man wished him good night and went on the way, he again clearly heard God speak through another Scripture within his spirit, "This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD."" (Jer 17:5).
The poor man who trusted the Word of God and moved on met a Church pastor on the way who just then finished his rehearsal for the Christmas functions ahead and was walking to his home, the moment he saw this poor man shivering in cold he remembered a Scripture within him at that time, "Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?" (Jam 2:5).
In a moment of time, the Pastor called the poor man to his home, fed him, gave him a good warm room for the night, and morning they praised together the name of the Lord and rejoiced in the Lord because of a great joy that has come home to be atloose because of the blessing of God's strong Presence moving all over that place to bring refreshings to them all.
But as for the rich man, only in the morning he remembered that poor old men and he went out to search for them, but he found only one poor man dead and gone because of cold, but he left a NOTE.
He wrote in that NOTE, "When I didn't have any warm clothes, I had the power to fight the cold because I was used to that. But when you promised me to help me, I got attached to your promise and that took my power of resisting".
When the rich man wanted to know what happened to the other poor man, a couple of weeks later he found this man in the Church and was surprised to see him well and good to be in a positive mindset. The poor man told him about what happened that day, the rich man for the first time came to understand God and His word in a deeper way to be born again and return to his home rejoicing. So it is not just enough to go to Church over the weekend, but to obey the Word of God which can only give life to us and also to others.
What do we learn from this?
First and foremeost never trust the promises of man, as there is a curse that follows it. Even when people promise you many things, you look to the Lord and hear from Him what he thinks about it. Once you hear God through a Scripture within your spirit, or when His hand overrules to close a door that has been open, or open a door that has been closed, let go of yourself and let God take control of your circumstances. Even when you feel disappointed about anything, it may be God's appointment to bring glory to Himself through your life of obedience.
Rejoice when God leads you, and constantly praise Him and thank Him to align your mind to walk in the will of God! Don't promise anything if you can't keep your promise. It might not mean anything to you, but it could mean everything to someone else. Repent of your sins and turn to the Lord, he will give you refreshings of great joy from the Presence of God from heaven now and guarantees you a life of peace and joy and rulership with him eternally. Praise the Lord!
Much Blessings...
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