Propaganda or Promises

It’s happened again. I should know better from past experiences. Somehow I actually believed with all my heart that the little wand really would give me younger looking skin and magically erase my under eye bags and puffiness taking 10 years off my face.

Why am I not surprised?

After all, I don’t have buns of steel or rock hard abs that the infomercial promised. My eyelashes aren’t longer and thicker; my cellulite is still visible to the naked eye; my teeth aren’t noticeably whiter after three easy applications AND the winning lottery numbers in my Chinese fortune cookie didn’t even come close.

The government is cloaked in secrecy, rampant with cover-ups. Politicians have hidden agendas, their campaign trails littered with broken promises. The evening news spews nothing but doom and gloom.

Maybe it’s just me, but occasionally I become so disillusioned and downright cynical with all of these broken promises and empty claims I’m ready to phone the mother ship and ask Scotty to beam me up, but oh wait, then I remember that’s not real either!

As I settled into my prayer chair this morning for some much needed quiet time and reflection with God, my fingers thumbed through the pages of my well-worn Bible – a book thousands of years old that holds promise after promise and stories of unimaginable miracles.

Many question this centuries old book. Can it really be the inspired Word of God applicable to 21st century disasters, or is it to just another piece of propaganda promising miracles it can’t deliver?

I may be a tad cynical sometimes, but I know, that I know, that I know that the Bible has provided me with answers to life’s problems when nothing or no one else could.

I KNOW that when I’m worried about the future, the Bible tells me to cast all my cares on Him (1 Peter 5:7). I KNOW that when I’m fretful over the paths my children are walking I can stand on the promise of Proverbs 22:6.

I KNOW that when I’m confused or troubled about a decision the Bible reminds me that apart from Him I can do nothing (John 15:5).

I KNOW that when I have those days that it feels as the though the whole world is crashing around me and I’m feeling particularly picked on, God’s Word reassures me that no weapon formed against me will prosper (Isaiah 54:17).

For every difficulty we face, the Bible provides us with reassurances. When you don’t know exactly where to look for answers, log onto biblegateway.com. You can do a keyword search when you’re facing an issue such as fear and bring up a multitude of scriptures to study.

Standing on the Word of God won’t give you buns of steel, but that’s not one of its claims. It will however outfit you with the armor of God, give you rock hard conviction and reset your moral compass so it always points to true north and those are promises you can bank on even in this economy.

Blessings in Christ,
Kathy