A Tower of Strength and Courage

Avis Levy

Description

A riveting story of a women’s journey through life with God.
Within the Pages of this little book Avis Levy takes you through the bible revealing women of courage and strength who prayed urgently to God and receive answers. You will learn how to turn all your most urgent needs over to God and wait for answers.
You will find personal life stories, how life can presents you with various battles ranging from health concerns to financial challenges or family issues, and how God can use these trials to produce more strength and courage to go forward.
There are true stories and life experiences that will inspire you to live for the Lord in the most difficult moments of your life.

Sujets

• Inspirational
• Religious
• Philosophie et théologie
• God
• Self-help
• Journey
• Religion

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse
• Date de parution: 20 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798823001304
• Langue: English

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A TOWER OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE






AVIS LEVY











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© 2023 Avis Levy. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/15/2023

ISBN: 979-8-8230-0129-8 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0131-1 (hc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0130-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023903035




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To my husband, Eustace Levy, for his love, dedication, humility, and shining example of how the Lord wants us to be. I am grateful for his willingness to spend countless hours with me for the last forty-nine years, raising and covering our four children in prayer.
To my four children, Opal, Milton, Garfield, and Diana, whose support and love I treasure.
To my grandchildren: Amanda, Jonas, Leonidas, Tzivia, Desmond, Emmet, Netanya, and Nathan. Thank you for filling my life with so much joy and giving me so much to pray about.
To my mother, who has left an indelible and unique imprint on my life. She left a legacy of hope, a living map for us to follow to eternal life.
Special thanks to my daughter Diana, who has given me great pleasure and encouragement from the very beginning of this book.



CONTENTS
Introduction
Part 1
Chapter 1 The Rock That Is Higher Than I
Chapter 2 Thanksgiving
Chapter 3 The Power Of Prayer And Praise
Chapter 4 The Result Of Knowing God
Chapter 5 How God Kept Us Through The Pandemic
Chapter 6 Conquering Fear
Chapter 7 Fruit Of The Spirit
Chapter 8 Bright Hope And Expectation For The Future
Chapter 9 Eustace G. Levy’s Life
Chapter 10 Pressing Toward The Goal
Chapter 11 Communication
Chapter 12 My Grace Is Sufficient For You
Part 2
Chapter 13 God Is With Us
Chapter 14 Strong And Productive (Based On Psalm 92:12–15)
Chapter 15 Parable Of The Talents
Chapter 16 Simeon’s Dedication
Part 3
Chapter 17 A Father’s Desperate Approach
Chapter 18 The Son Of Man Stills The Storm
Chapter 19 The Faith Of The Canaanite Woman (Based On Matt. 15:21–28)
Chapter 20 The Offer Of Living Water (Based On John 4:1–14)
Chapter 21 The Good Shepherd
Part 4
Chapter 22 Bitter Experience Made Sweet (Based On Exod. 15:22–27)
Chapter 23 God’s Plan Is To Bring Victory (Based On Jer. 29:1–11)
Chapter 24 The Blessings Of God
Part 5
Chapter 25 The Handiwork Of God
Chapter 26 My Soul Longs For God
Chapter 27 The Christian Race
Chapter 28 Desperate Appeal (Based On Acts 9:36–41)
Chapter 29 Breaking Down Prejudice (Based On Acts 10:1–30)
Part 6
Chapter 30 Women Of Courage And Strength
Chapter 31 Naomi’s Tragic Life Facing Crisis After Crisis (Based On Ruth 1:1–17)
Chapter 32 Ruth’s First Contact With Boaz
Chapter 33 Esther, A Woman Of Strength And Dignity
Chapter 34 Prayer Of Hannah (Based On Sam. 1–17)
Chapter 35 The Brave Decision Of Rahab (Based On Josh. 2)
Chapter 36 A Courageous Mother (Based On Exod. 2:1–10)
Part 7
Chapter 37 Honor Your Parents
Part 8
Chapter 38 Wisdom Of Solomon
Chapter 39 Remember Your Creator
Chapter 40 The Heart, The Center Of Life
Chapter 41 When I Take My Vacation
Chapter 42 Silence Of God
Chapter 43 A Visit To My Homeland
Chapter 44 A Precious Name
Chapter 45 A Prayer Of Parents
Chapter 46 The Church And The World

Poems And Quotations



INTRODUCTION
This book is for my husband, Eustace George Levy. It is about the tower of strength and courage God has given us to serve God’s people for more than thirty-two years. My husband’s dedication and commitment have touched many lives.
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show the same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. (Heb. 6:10–11)
The things that accompany salvation were manifest in the lives of the saints: Their work, their labors of love, and their faith manifested in a life of good works. They had the hallmark of true Christianity. They continue to serve the Lord’s people for his sake. God does not forget the things we have done with pure hearts and a right attitude.



PART 1



CHAPTER 1
THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN I
David had a wonderful relationship with the Lord. To him God was everything. Especially in times of danger, when a situation seemed utterly hopeless, he had learned to depend upon the Lord.
Into the throne room of the universe comes the familiar voice of David, crying out to God: “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer” (Ps. 61:1). God is delighted to hear the childlike faith of his servant, who needs instant audience with the sovereign God.
The psalmist feels himself near death. He asks God to lead him to a secure place, a place that is higher than he is. The place of security that he seeks is beyond his reach; only God can bring him to it. God is always confessed by the psalmist to be his “rock of refuge,” for God has never failed him as a refuge. He acknowledges that he does not have the wisdom or the strength to direct his own steps, so he asks the Lord to lead the psalmist to himself, the Rock of ages.
As the song writer rightly says, Rock of ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood, from thy wounded side which flowed, be of sin the double cure, save from wrath and make me pure.
“For you have been a shelter for me, a strong tower against the foe.”
David had proved him to be his trustworthy refuge and a tower of strength to which the righteous can run for safety.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe. (Prov. 18:10)
He then goes on to say:
I long to dwell in your tent for ever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
It is a beautiful picture. David is surrounded by all kinds of foes, all kinds of hazards, and all kinds of distress, yet the Lord enables him to walk safely through them as if they didn’t exist. Prayers like these cannot fail to touch the throne room of God! Such tender affection and simple trust could never be refused.



CHAPTER 2
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving promotes the spirit of humility. It is a delight to show genuine gratitude to God for his mercy, his abundance, his protection, his favors, and his love that never ends.
Let us enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good, and his love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generation.
A missionary was deeply discouraged. He knew that his work was not progressing as it should. One day while visiting another missionary, he saw a motto card on the wall. It read, “Try Thanksgiving.” It was an arrow to his soul. He suddenly realized that thanksgiving had been missing from his prayers. There had been plenty of asking God for things he desired and needed. He had asked desperately at times. But he had forgotten to thank God for what he had received.
The missionary began to count his blessings and to pour out his heart in thanksgiving and praise to God. No sooner had he done so than his work began to prosper.
The psalmist, David, expressed his gratitude to God; in Psalm 103: “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all my inmost being, praise his holy name” (NIV). Here we call on our souls to bless the Lord. The entire person of our being—our spirits, souls, and bodies—are cued in to praise the holy name of Jehovah.
The call rings out the second time, with a reminder that we should not forget all God’s benefits. His heart overflowed in thanksgiving and praise as he meditated on his failure to give thanks for all the blessings he had received and prayers that had been answered.
It is a needed reminder. Too often we forget to thank God for soundness of body and mind, sight, hearing, and a host of other mercies we take for granted. Most of all, we should thank God for forgiving all our iniquities. It is an unspeakable miracle of divine grace and mercy that crimson sin can be made whiter than snow.
The next benefit to remember is the healing of all our diseases. God is the source of all healing. He also redeems our lives from the pit of destruction and deliver us from dangers, accidents, and tragedies.
God crowns us with loving kindness and tender mercies. His loving kindness is better than life. He loves us with an everlasting love. He satisfies our mouths with good things so that our youth is renewed like the eagle’s. He does not withhold any good thing from those who walk upright.
It is recorded in the Bible that Jesus gave thanks