There is a part of
us that wants to believe that God really will supply all of our needs according
to His riches in Christ Jesus. We strain
to maintain our faith in God to provide for us but the hard, cold facts keep
getting in the way of our assurance. A
bill comes that is too much to bear, an illness strikes and shatters us, a crisis throws us into turmoil, a
relationship comes apart; all of this leads to questions about God's goodness
and care. You may have had a close
friend or family member "let you down" and now you struggle with
trust. How can you be certain that God
really does have your best interests at heart and the ability to see you
through whatever you face? The
foundation of all hope is not our circumstances or even the chronicle of our
experiences; it is the Bible itself and what it says of God. He is a good shepherd who cares for you with
the tenderness and compassion of the kindest and most loving person you have
ever met. He is vigilantly watching your
situation and has already planned for your help and care. Of course it is hard to believe the Lord is
looking out for you because you cannot see Him.
That does not mean it is not so, this love and protection of His! Our Lord gave the example of the sparrows and
desert flowers to articulate how easy it is for Him to watch out for you and
care for you. Such common and unassuming
creatures as sparrows have God's eye and interest; how much more so you who He
has lovingly shaped and given life and personality. We sometimes think we don't matter to God
and in a world wrecked by Sin and manipulated by Satan, it is easy to be fooled
into thinking this. Yet, our Savior let
His life become shattered and broken for one purpose; that you and I might
share our lives with Him in perfect holiness and goodness. Christ took your Sin into Himself and lifted
it up onto the Cross where it died with Him and for that, you bank your hope in
God to deliver you now. Prayer takes
just a sliver of faith to operate in the supernatural realm of God and His
angels. The feeblest of saints has this
in common with the Apostles of old; I can pray and God will deliver me as He
has promised. Though the mountains may
shake and the lightning may shatter the rocks before me, I will trust in God
because He has made His promise to stand with me in the storm and be my shelter
come what may.
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be
removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of
peace be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 NIV
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