Please read devotional #45 taken from Luke 21:36. This scripture conveys the concept, to be watchful and pray, being alert to the needs of life around you, going to the one who is able to help in all situations.

Genesis 18:9-17 tells us of Sarah, the wife of Abraham who overheard her husband speaking with three men, believing them to be sent by the Lord. She overheard them say she would conceive a son next year. She laughed at the thought of bearing a child so late in life. The Lord said to Abraham; "Why did Sarah laugh and say 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?'" Then the Lord asked a question that really challenges our faith. He asked; "Is anything to hard for the Lord?" It is one thing to believe that God can, but believing that God will, is quite another thing.

We are to be alert to all the things happening around us, and as we recognize them, those events should take us to our knees. Trusting in God is the very thing that can enable us to STAND. Ephesians 6:14 conveys that we can STAND FIRM, without being swayed by the things of this world.