dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Psalm 37:3
Let us bow our souls and say, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord!" Let us lift up our hearts and ask, "Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?" Then light from the opened heaven shall stream on our daily task, revealing the grains of gold, where yesterday all seemed dust; a hand shall sustain us and our daily burden, so that, smiling at yesterday's fears, we shall say, "This is easy, this is light;" every "lion in the way," as we come up to it, shall be seen chained, and leave open the gates of the Palace Beautiful; and to us, even to us, feeble and fluctuating as we are, ministries shall be assigned, and through our hands blessings shall be conveyed in which the spirits of just men made perfect might delight.
Elizabeth Charles (1828-1896) Christian author*
"Every "lion in the way," as we come up to it, shall be see chained. . ." The lions will still be there. God did not vanish the lions from then den when Daniel was cast in, but the Lord did seal their mouths.
God does not promise a lion-free life. He does promise that those lions will not devour us.
Will there be times when it feels as if the lions are devouring us? The lion of cancer? The lion of unemployment? The lion of adultery? Lions may rob us of physical and material blessings, but they don't have to rob us of our peace and tranquility.
Lions lurk. Lions stalk. Lions roar. But God chains lions. God tames lions. God vanquishes lions. Allow the Lion Tamer into your life.
*Daily Strength for Daily Needs- February 27
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