2 Corinthians 4:17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
In England, there is an ancient nautical map dating back to the time of King Henry IV. On it, the mapmakers wrote these words over the Atlantic Ocean: "Here be dragons; Here be demons; Here be danger." And based on such superstitions, sailors were afraid of sailing west.
But there was an English navigator named John Franklin who was a mighty man of God. He knew the Bible says that God “sits above the circle of the earth.” He took a copy of that map & crossed out those fearful warnings & added these 3 words: "HERE BE GOD!"
It is so easy to get caught up in the headlines and be fearful. And, make no mistake about it, we live in a fallen world. Yet, as Christians we have a hope greater than the world. We have the hope that even in the middle of our troubles, sickness or pain, “HERE BE GOD!”
Growing up in the church we used to sing a hymn written by Edward Mote:
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
all other ground is sinking sand;
If you are trying to live without Christ you have no hope. Only Jesus can bring us peace in our trials and tribulations. He is our hope!
Today’s Readings: Judges 19-21; 2 Corinthians 4