“Be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5
Who doesn’t love cheese? Creamy Provolone, wax-covered
Gouda, sharp Cheddar, crumbly Feta—the list goes on and on. It’s hard to
imagine strolling through the dairy section of a grocery store and NOT seeing rows
and rows of cheeses in a variety of forms—shredded, sliced, chunks, sticks, cans,
jars, and plastic wrapped wheels!
Yet empty shelves are what the people of Russia found day
after day when the USSR was collapsing. Riddled with major economic
disruptions, all cheese disappeared from the grocery shelves.
When I read about the shortage of cheese and many other food
stuffs during that period in the USSR, James 4: 13-14 came to mind: “Come now,
you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year
there, carry on business, and make a profit.’ You do not even know what will
happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little
while and then vanishes.” … kind of like cheese in Russia.
Today and its’ gifts are fleeting. Jobs can be eliminated,
health can fluctuate, investments can go awry, possessions can be stolen or
destroyed—in a blink. The people of Russia never imagined going into a store
and being unable to buy something as simple and basic as cheese.
Be encouraged!
Pam
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