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OUR  DAILY   BREAD                  Wednesday,   May 11,1994
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READ: Psalm 91

  "THE ANTIDOTE FOR ANXIETY"

      He is my refuge and my fortress;
      my  God,  in  Him  I  will trust.

       - Psalm 91:2

Our world is filled with fear.  Even in  fairly  stable  and
secure countries, people are afraid.  According to a USA To-
day article, "We panic over pesticides and cellular  phones,
ozone holes and mercury fillings."

Science, government, and psychiatry can deal  with  some  of
these   fears,  but  there  are  other  fear-producing  cir-
cumstances that even  the  world's  most  powerful  military
force  can't  prevent - an earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a
fatal disease.

One fear, however, overshadows all others - the fear of  our
inescapable  appointment with death and God's judgment (Heb.
2:14-15; 9:27).  The only antidote for this anxiety, and ul-
timately  all others, is found in gaining confidence that we
are in God's protective care.

That assurance begins to grow when we put our trust in Jesus
as  our  Savior.   He  is  the One who took the sting out of
death (1 Cor. 15:55-57).  Once we receive Him as our Savior,
our faith grows as we learn more about the wisdom, love, and
power of God, and our fears diminish as we choose  to  focus
on Christ instead.

Today, declare with the psalmist: "I will say of  the  Lord,
'He  is  my  refuge  and  my fortress; my God, in Him I will
trust'" (Ps. 91:2).

Author:  Vernon C. Grounds

 There's so much now I cannot see,
 My eyesight's far too dim;
 But  come  what  may,  I'll simply trust
 And leave it all to Him.  - Overton

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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The perfect cure for worry is trust in God.

The Bible in One Year:  Psalms 91-93

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