Morning Devotional:
My dog Zoey has been deaf for some time now but she can still hear a few things. She can hear a loud whistle or a loud clap. Apparently she can also still hear the high-pitched chirping sound my smoke detectors make when the batteries are low. I had stepped out of the house for a few minutes to run an errand and by the time I came back, my dog was nowhere to be found. But once I heard the tell-tale chirping, I had a pretty good idea where she was. Sure enough, she had found a hiding place under the bed in my spare bedroom. For some reason, my Zoey has always been afraid of the chirping of the smoke detectors. I have no idea why, but whenever she hears that sound, she wants to hide.
We all seem to have triggers that cause us to instinctively go into panic mode. When fear strikes, our reaction is to run to a place of safety and shelter. We live in a scary place and these can be scary times, so isn’t it good to know that we have a place where we can go when we are afraid? We can “dwell in the shelter of the Most High” and “rest in the shadow of the Almighty” as it says in Psalm 91. And we can make this declaration, too, from Psalm 27:1: “The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?”
Don’t be afraid, friend. God will protect you.
– Beth
Burning Question:
Have you ever met an author of a book you have read, and how did that go?
Bible Quiz:
Question: What king of Judah was a leper until the day of his death?
Answer: King Uzziah (or Azariah) (2 Chronicles 26:21)
Storytime: She need to remove what was hurting her