Though he slay me, yet will I trust I him: . . . Its easy to trust, when things are going fine. Its when the tests come, the trials and the hard facts of life abound, that we come face to face with our trust issues. We have quoted this line many times down through the years. We said, that Job said that. I dont know how many of us formed those words; how many times could we recall having that much trust. I never went through what Job did; I cannot say that my loses, are anywhere close to his. Ive lost a lot. He lost more. I recall again today, that there was a time, in the middle of all of his trouble, that Job said he could not see God; he could not find Him. He looked in all the places he had known God to be; he looked on every side. We may not like to admit, that we too have those times. Its like, God, where are you. I think more than will say, have at one time or another, thought the heavens were closed. Were careful not to say that we had sought the Lord, with all of our strength and might, and we did not get an answer. We all know how to say that we have to Wait on the Lord; but its another matter to feel it so clearly, when the bottom is falling out; youre in terribly need, right now. Job went on to say, even though he could not see Him or detect Him, he knew God was there. I think this is the place we lose it sometimes. We fail to remember, that no matter what the situation might be, no matter what the circumstances are, God has not gone far. Sometimes, we have to cling to a simply fact: that if God said He would be there, He is there. Its taken some of us a long time to really get to know Jesus Christ. I dont know how some of us let others cause us to think that we were forsaken. Often times, its the seriousness of our situation that makes us doubt that. Too many times, its because someone said Jesus didnt go everywhere we went. Jesus went everywhere; most often to places the religious folk said that He should not go. How many times did his own disciples attempt to correct the Lord; to tell Him he should not be seen talking to this person or eating with that person. They felt scandalized; they told Him he could not fellowship with sinners. More importantly, many of us found out later down the road, that Jesus had been with us the entire time. Reality for some of us today, tells us, that if He had not been with us, we would never have survived and we would not be here to praise Him. He kept me, when I could not keep myself. I learned to trust Him; one on one, just between me and Him. Job said, if He takes my life, Im still going to trust Him. You see, the man had already lost everything else he had; like some of us. A nicer way of saying it is, no matter what, no matter what, Im going to trust Him. I may not see the way out, the day may have grown very dark; but, I can count on one thing if nothing else. HE, has not changed. He saved me before, He brought me out before, and He will do it again. If youve made it through at any rough point in your life, you can do it again; with His help. Sometimes, its only through the learning. Job wasnt always happy about the down and out situation he ended up in. But God knew his heart. I recall a promise; its about a Friend, that sticketh closer than a brother. I may not be able to trust many folk, but today, I know I can trust Jesus Christ. Hes proven himself to me. Somehow, He will make a way. Even when I cant see it.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:19:48 +0000
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