" I will make for you a covenant on that day with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety."(Hosea 2:18)
It is hard to imagine living in a time when everyone felt safe. I'm not saying that our time is more dangerous than any other, but with access to news 24/7, it is hard to not feel scared. There is an undercurrent of danger lurking everywhere. We lock our doors, we have security procedures and fire walls. We know that there are nuclear weapons being developed by nations that we are not on good terms with. Add to all of that the usual fear of climate disasters, and contaminated or at least not real healthy stuff in our food and water.
But God promised a covenant to which we would again be his people and be able to go to sleep not afraid of every little thing. And how much better would our thinking and feeling be if we could lie down in safety and not toss and turn all night long.
Blessings,
Ed
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