Dificuldades
As dificuldades são parte da vida, mas Deus é refúgio certo em todo tempo de angústia. A Bíblia promete que nenhuma adversidade pode separar os filhos de Deus do seu amor.
Deus é refúgio
Deus é nosso refúgio e fortaleza, socorro bem presente nas angústias. Nada poderá nos separar do amor de Cristo.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very ready help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes
And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!"
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
The Lord will also be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You calm them.
More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.
He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? Just as it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We were regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Provisão nas dificuldades
O Senhor provê mesmo nos tempos mais difíceis. Ele sustentou Elias, protegeu Israel e cuida dos seus com fidelidade eterna.
The bowl of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
He spread out a cloud as a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.
They asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
He opened the rock and water flowed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging for bread.
The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have plenty.
‘For I will pour water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring,
And My blessing on your descendants;
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
And there will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
Força nas provas
Em tudo somos atribulados, mas não esmagados. O Senhor é bom e é fortaleza no dia da angústia — Ele conhce os seus.
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
"He obscures the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters
At the boundary of light and darkness.
"You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
He *said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’
Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she *had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for 1,260 days.
Behold, I have given you authority to walk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.