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JUNE 11
Monday


READ:
Psalm 91:9-16
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I will never leave you
nor forsake you.
__Hebrews 13:5
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I know I'm not supposed to worry but I'm a little concerned about something. Perhaps it's because of a new situation in our family. As I look around, I can't help but have a bit of anxiety. You see, my wife and I recently found out that we were going to be grandparents. This led me to think about the kind of world our grandchild will grow up in.

When he or she graduates from high school, it will be 2024. Will college cost $l000,000 a year by then? If there's any oil left, will gas cost $25 a gallon? Will morals and ethics be outmoded? And will the church still be making an impact?

The future can be a scary place. The unknown can be overwhelming, especially when the known has so many struggles. That's why we need to trust in what God has promised.

No matter what situation our grandchildren will face, they can depend on God's promise of help--regardless of what trouble the world will be in. God said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb. 13:5). And Jesus said, "I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matt. 28-30).

Those are great promises to depend on when we start to worry about the future, whether it's ours or the next gerneration's. __Dave Branon
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~~~~~~~~~~Concern for future cares and problems~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~Will only bring us pain and sorrow;~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Lord has told us not to worry~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~About the troubles of tomorrow. __Sper~~~~~~~~~
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We may not know what the future holds,
but we can trust the One who holds the future.

*************Today's Bible Reading __Psalm 91:9-16***************

9 Because you have made
the LORD, who is my
refuge, even the Most High,
your dwelling place, 10 no
evil shall befall you, nor
shall any plague come near
your dwelling; 11 for He
shall give His angels charge
over you, to keep you in all
your ways. 12 In their hands
they shall bear you up, lest
you dash your foot against
a stone. 13 You shall tread
upon the lion and the cobra,
the young lion and the serpent
you shall trample underfoot.

14 "Because he has set his
love upon Me, therefore I
will deliver him; I will set
him on high, because he has
known My name. 15 He
shall call upon Me, and I
will answer him; I will be
with him in trouble; I will
deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will
satisfy him, and show him
My salvation."
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

In the temptation of Jesus Christ in the wilderness, the devil quoted from Psalm 91 when he said, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone'" (Matt. 4:6). Notice that Satan did not quote Psalm 91:11-12 accurately. He left out the vital pharase "in all your ways." This psalm teaches that the one who makes the Lord his "dwelling place" is also the one who will enjoy angelic protection (v.9). In Matthew 4:7, we read that Jessu responded to Satan by quoting from Deuteronomy: "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God'" (Deut. 6:16). It is never proper to test God and expect Him to do something that is clearly contrary to His will. __HDF

___Adapted from The Bible Knowledge Commmentary