"The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will not leave the
guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the
dust of his feet." - Nahum 1:3
In 1930, Haile Selassie became the Emperor of Ethiopia. The Christian ruler was
the 111th emperor in succession of King Solomon. Upon assuming power, Selassie
sought to modernize the nation. He built schools and universities, established
newspapers, expanded electricity and telephone service and increased public
health services.
Then in October 1935, Italian forces under the orders of Benito Mussolini
invaded Ethiopia. Selassie's forces were no match for the Italian army and in
May 1936, he went into exile. He appealed for help to the League of Nations,
saying:
"Apart from the Kingdom of the Lord there is not on this earth any nation that
is superior to any other. Should it happen that a strong Government finds it may
with impunity destroy a weak people, then the hour strikes for that weak people
to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and
history will remember your judgment."
The League did not help and for the next five years Selassie remained in Britain
trying to garner world support against Italy with little results.
One day, British field marshal Sir William Edmund Ironside asked Emperor
Selassie what he was going to do now? Selassie, known as "The Lion of Judah"
replied: "After all, there is God!"
In May of 1941, Selassie's faith in the power of God was rewarded as he
re-entered Ethiopia and remained Emperor until 1974.
Is there an "impossible situation" in your life? Remember "after all, thee is
God" and rely His power to overcome the situation. Today in prayer, look to
Christ's power and give every impossible situation to Him.
"When our faith is tested to the 'breaking point' - when we are totally and
completely stressed out to the 'Max' - we need to look up and trust in Almighty
God!" - George Dillahunty
God's Word: "Say to God, 'How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.'" - Psalm 66:3
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2004, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN THE MINOR
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