Katrina's Devastation

The devastation of the US Gulf Coast has been beyond anything we could have imagined. To hear today that there could be over 1 thousand dead in New Orleans is troubling. Hearing the stories of suffering is heart-breaking.

Surely no one in the area of devastation has time to read a blog, I'm almost embarrassed that I do have the time to post. But perhaps someone can be comforted by Isaiah 54:10-17 where God speaks to Isaiah the prophet, saying

"For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My covenant of peace will not be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you.

"O afflicted one, storm-tossed, {and} not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
"Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of crystal,
And your entire wall of precious stones.
"All your sons will be taught of the LORD;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.
"In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.
"If anyone fiercely assails {you} it will not be from Me.
Whoever assails you will fall because of you.
"Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows the fire of coals
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to ruin.
"No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their vindication is from Me," declares the LORD.

In the midst of the chaos and storm-tossed destruction, the Lord can break in to protect and provide.

Pray for those that are suffering that the Lord may comfort them. Pray that men and women will be moved to help through the giving of gifts and time as they can.

Although I'm not affiliated with any organizations that provide relief, I can recommend Matthew 25 Ministires.