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Our Daily Bread - Friday, July 2, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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A LESSON IN WORRY

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LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
-Psalm 3:1

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Job 22-24
Acts 11

My friend handed me a tall glass of water and told me to hold it. The longer I held it, the heavier it felt. Finally, my hand grew tired, and I had to put the glass down. "I've learned that worry can be like holding that glass," she said. "The longer I worry about something, the more my fears weigh me down."
King David knew about fear. His whole life had been turned upside down. His son Absalom had stolen the allegiance of the nation of Israel from him and was attempting to take the throne for himself. David didn't know who was loyal to him and who was against him. His only option seemed to be to run. He said to his servants, "Make haste to depart, lest [Absalom] overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us" (2 Samuel 15:14).
In a psalm that David may have written while he was fleeing for his life, he wrote: "I cried to the LORD with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill" (Psalm 3:4). In the midst of his fear, David looked to the Lord. God showed him grace and restored him to the throne.
There are plenty of worries that can weigh us down. But as we release them into God's strong hands, He will help us through our trials. - Anne Cetas
Thank You, Lord, that we do not have to be weighed down by worry. Help us to place our concerns in Your care so that we do not fear tomorrow.

Worry is a burden that God never meant for us to bear.

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