To Tyre,
God says, “Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, seamen
and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else
on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your
shipwreck” (Ezekiel 27:27).
Those who are overladen by their attachment to the things of this
world will sink in the storms of life. The Word of God says to us, “Let
us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles” (Hebrews 12:1). Though the storms of life be very severe, the Lord’s promise remains true: “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures for ever” (Psalm 125:1).
What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to be maintained and increased, we must honour the Lord. We must cry to Him for blessing: "Hear my prayer, O God, listen to the words of my mouth." We must call upon Him with faith: "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the One who sustains me" (Psalm 54:2,4).
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