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For God hath not given us the spirit of"); document.writeln("fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.1

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The"); document.writeln("headlines today have been shaking the world, as I imagine they have for"); document.writeln("centuries whenever a new world event occurs. Extreme weather and government"); document.writeln("shutdowns shake our world. Rumors of wars, pandemics, and hate crimes increase,"); document.writeln("and our world is shaken. And while most of this is out of our control,"); document.writeln("it is not out of God\'€™s! If before reading the latest headlines we were to open the Bible, we would see that time and time again God has proven Himself"); document.writeln("faithful. In fact, Scripture always seemed to be written to people living in"); document.writeln("unstable times. Whether they were living under a hostile ruler or being"); document.writeln("violently persecuted, God was there. He has walked next to His children during"); document.writeln("the darkest of circumstances and seen them through. He has made a way where"); document.writeln("there seemed to be no way. He has comforted the hurting, healed brokenness, and"); document.writeln("given new life. What makes us think that He will not come through for us today?

Jesus"); document.writeln("said that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Heb. 13:8)

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If"); document.writeln("we can learn to rely on God for our next breath, then we can rely on Him for"); document.writeln("anything that the day, the week, or the future might bring. Learning to live"); document.writeln("each moment as it is given to us will bring us peace, but if we choose to live"); document.writeln("in fear of what may come, we will live unsettled and unfulfilled. Nothing"); document.writeln("happening in the world today is unnoticed by God, nothing is out of His"); document.writeln("control. \'€œWho has spoken"); document.writeln("and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? Is it not from the mouth"); document.writeln("of the Most High that good and bad come?\'€ (Lam. 3:37-38 ESV) Take refuge in the presence of"); document.writeln("the Almighty. Pray with confidence and be filled with hope.

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Because He lives, I can face tomorrow."); document.writeln("Because He lives, All fear is gone.

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Because I know He holds the future,"); document.writeln("life is worth the living just because He lives.2

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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your faithfulness. Help me to trust"); document.writeln("that you are in control of everything that I may fear and rely on the promise"); document.writeln("that nothing is unseen by you. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen

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1.    2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV).

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2.    \'€œBecause He Lives\'€ by Bill"); document.writeln("and Gloria Gaither.

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Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Veronica B.

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This and other devotionals by Richard (Dick) Innes can be read online.

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