Bible Study October 8, 2024
Nahum 1:2 – 3
“The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”
Recently Hurricane Helene went through Florida, into eastern Tennessee, and on to North Carolina. Families suffered great losses and will continue to dig through the remains for months. Now we hear of a new hurricane that is expected to hit the area in a day or two. Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida with 155 mph winds as it tracks eastward off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
We just received some saddening news on Monday, news you neve expect to hear. It turns your life upside down and you wonder why things happen and how I can deal with it. To us it is whirlwind we never wanted to hear.
Sometimes our lives feel like a whirlwind but we can have hope in the future because God rides above the storm. Many people in Florida are people of faith and they will survive as are the people in Asheville I shared about Sunday. The Gentry’s in the story I shared Sunday are such people. If you missed it you can find it on our Facebook page from our service on Sunday.
God is God of judgment but He is also our God of compassion and love. Pray for those who suffer.
“What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms.” Elisha A. Hoffman.
God Bless.
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