You Don't Know Their Story. What You Will See is God's Glory.

 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Psalm 46:1

Let me tell you about a man, a woman, a child, this could be you, we don't know.  

You don't know their story but what you will see is God's glory.

Let me tell you about the pain, the hurt, the abuse they received from someone they knew, a family member, a friend, maybe even you.

You don't know their story, what you will see is God's glory.

Let me tell you about a man whom you may have heard of who

Fed five thousand people, some who were children, with five loaves of bread and two fish.

Remember the person who saw you and asked you for money to get something to eat saying: "can you help me please?"

You don't know their story, what you will see is God's glory.

You don't know who God will use to bless you.

You don't know how God will use your story of what you went through but what you will see is God's glory.

Let me tell you about the heart God gave you to care, to love, to feed, to clothe, to pray for someone in need. This could have been you or this could have been me, this could have been a family member, even a friend or a complete stranger.

You don't know their story, what you will see is God's glory.

God's glory in providing a home, providing food and clothing, taking away the hurt, the pain of past abuse.  You will hear a new story, the story of what God has done, for the word of God says in Romans chapter 8:28 which I will end with  "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

You don't even know my story, but others who do have seen God's glory. Thank you Lord for the words and verse to this poem to bless others.

You don't know their story, what you will see is God's glory.

Amen and Amen

Selma "Peaches" Harrell

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