J.A. Matteson
(Devotional)
If you are not presently in a storm you have just come out of one or will soon enter one. The absence of storms in life is an illusion, trusting in the LORD amidst the tempest is wisdom. "When the whirlwind passes the wicked is no more; but the righteous has an everlasting foundation" (Prov. 10:25). Genuine faith is verified, refined, and cured in fire of the LORD. The impostor will be known as will the righteous in the day of trouble, for each will be recognized by their fruit. Pursue Wisdom in the day of calm so that in the storm you will not be swept away. "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock" (Matt. 7:24).
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