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Thought for the Day : Proverbs 10:25

v.25   When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever .

A question of security and stability. Jesus (Mt 7:24 -27) telling of two house builders gave the same sort of picture. A storm comes and it affects different people in different ways. When a storm comes (and “storm” can mean all different sorts of upsets in life) the wicked are left devastated. They have nothing to hang onto. When storms come, of financial collapse, sickness, accident, or simply relationship rejections, then the person without a relationship with God have little to draw upon and soon what they have is spent and they are left with nothing and are soon gone. It is devastating, but true.

In the same storm the righteous cling on to God and find He is a rock, a fortress (e.g. Psa 18:2). It is a simple fact of life and it is true. For the unbeliever this is annoyingly impossible – but is! The believer seems to be able to draw on an invisible support. It is the support of knowing that you are loved and knowing who you are, and knowing the very presence of God the Holy Spirit within. This person doesn't rush around trying to find impossible solutions. No, instead they stand still and wait upon God for the answer.

The key question is how will we act when a “storm” comes? The storm is the place where a person's heart is most clearly revealed. Will they act in panic, or will they remain serene and at peace, and the answer is determined by the life they have been living and the heart that they have.