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TEMPEST OF TERROR

“Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up,” Acts 27:20 NKJV. One of life’s true delights is to enjoy an afternoon breeze off the ocean on a sunny summer afternoon. But the wind is not always so nice. It is hard to comprehend the power of the unseen; how something as docile as air can become a tempest of terror as a tornado or hurricane. I depend upon the air for my every breath, yet it may take my life in the wrong set of circumstances. Relationships can be the same. While they are vitally necessary and a cornucopia of blessings, they too can unexpectantly go from wonderful to devastating. Human love, as wonderful as it is, can turn into hatred. Only in God-centered relationships can earthborn love be entirely safe. Gracious Lord, You must be first within every intimacy. Let my love be pure, and my heart true to You at all times.

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