Shade Tree Wisdom 9/21/11

          Kind of warm this morning, but no breeze, and nothing to impede the morning walk either, so I did my walk.

          A Swedish man, Carl Gustaf Boberg, a pastor, an editor, and a member of the parliament, went for a walk where he was caught in a sudden storm.  When it was over, he looked out over the clear bay and heard a church bell in the distance, and the words of “How Great Thou Art” began to take form in his mind.  The poem was first published in 1891, was brought over to the US by Dr. Orr of Fuller Theological Seminary after he heard it sung in India.  It became popular when George Beverly Shea sang it at a Billy Graham Crusade in London.

          Today it is familiar to most Christians. You’ve probably either heard it or sung it in some place.
     “Then sings my soul, My Savior, God to Thee,
     How great Thou art. How Great Thou art”.

          Yet, when we get into some trouble, we forget, and scramble around to find a solution or an end to the problem.  When our plans fall apart, and there does not seem to be any solutions, how do we deal with frustration and delay?

          Isaiah 26, 3.4. is an anchor for our soul.
     “You will keep him in perfect peace,
     Whose mind is stayed on Thee.
     Because he trusts in You.
     Trust in the Lord forever, for in Him
     Is everlasting strength.”

          Isn’t that a word to memorize and look to. When troubles come, and they do seem to pop up unexpectedly and from strange places, then turn first to Him and remember what He has promised you. “Lo, I will be with you always, even to the end of the age”.  He provides the solution, or supplies the strength to endure. Bless His Holy Name.

GPD 9/21/11