DAILY DEVOTIONAL – DECEMBER 04, 2020 God Has Not Passed You By By David Wilkerson (1931-2011) One of the greatest burdens I have as a shepherd of the Lord is, “Oh, God, how do I bring hope and comfort to believers who are enduring such great pain and suffering?  Give me a message that will cancel their doubt and fear.  Give me truth that will dry up the tears of the grieving and put a song on the lips of the hopeless.” The message I hear from the Holy Spirit for God’s people is very simple:  “Go to my Word, and stand on my promises.  Reject your doubtful feelings.”  All hope is born out of God’s promises. I received a letter once that contained a beautiful living illustration of this.  It’s from a mother who writes, “My daughter is sixteen years old.  She has a physical degeneration of her muscles, ligaments and joints, and is in extreme pain twenty-four hours a day.  I lost my son to suicide in 1997 due to the same pain.  He was twenty-two when, after nine years of suffering, he took his life.  He couldn’t handle the pain. “My daughter was a ballerina and was looking forward to going to Julliard School in New York City.  But her dreams were shattered when she was stricken with the same disease that tormented her brother.  The doctor said that her pain on a scale of 1 to 10 is at 14.  The amount of painkiller needed to be effective for her would destroy her kidneys, so she can’t take the medicine. “She loves the Lord, and is a joy to be around.  She is a wonderful poet whose writings have appeared in over 15 publications, and she is listed in the ‘International Who’s Who in Poetry.’” In the face of everything, amid a relentless shaking of body and soul, this mother and her daughter have put their hope in God’s Word to them.  And he has given them peace. Has the enemy tried to tell you that God has bypassed you?  Have you been tempted to conclude that the Lord isn’t with you?  Have you almost given up your faith?  Put your hope in the Lord’s Word to you: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You” (Psalm 9:9-10). Read OnlineDownload PDFForward to a Friend

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