As believers, we are prone to remind ourselves and others of what we deem to be “the promises of God,” and are quick to diminish what we perceive to be His inconsistencies, or at least what seems to be the inconsistencies of His Word, until…
something happens that we cannot understand, or which seems to fly in the face of those promises.
After all, we’ve all ‘been there.’
We experience a car accident in which not only the vehicle, but you or I experience irreparable harm. Worse yet, one of our children develop an addiction to drugs, and relapse seems to be the order of the day. Or perhaps the job we’d prepared for, for years, was almost within our grasp, and suddenly it went to the other guy.
I can relate to disappointments and disillusionments. I mean it’s not just theory with me. My oldest daughter is mentally ill and borderline retarded and has lived in a group environment for a quarter century. Both my wife and I have experienced cancer, and subsequent surgeries. And a couple years ago, someone near and dear to me simply stepped away; without so much as an explanation.
We all have our own list of troubles and trials, and we’ve all been prone to say something somewhat similar to the illustration with which I began.
“I know who that Guy is, and He’s starting to p_ _ _ me off!”
But speaking of God’s promises, recently, I came across a song which really registers with me.
“Even If.”
And I love the chorus. I mean it speaks to my soul.
I know You're able, and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don't
My hope is You alone
And this is exactly how I feel, and how I choose to operate.
Afterward
My friends, this is not all there is. And if our Lord experienced disillusionments and disappointments, we will. After all, is the servant greater than his Master?
Another passage in the 11th Chapter of Hebrews puts it all in perspective.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
by William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 68. Copyright pending
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After all, we’ve all ‘been there.’
We experience a car accident in which not only the vehicle, but you or I experience irreparable harm. Worse yet, one of our children develop an addiction to drugs, and relapse seems to be the order of the day. Or perhaps the job we’d prepared for, for years, was almost within our grasp, and suddenly it went to the other guy.
I can relate to disappointments and disillusionments. I mean it’s not just theory with me. My oldest daughter is mentally ill and borderline retarded and has lived in a group environment for a quarter century. Both my wife and I have experienced cancer, and subsequent surgeries. And a couple years ago, someone near and dear to me simply stepped away; without so much as an explanation.
We all have our own list of troubles and trials, and we’ve all been prone to say something somewhat similar to the illustration with which I began.
“I know who that Guy is, and He’s starting to p_ _ _ me off!”
But speaking of God’s promises, recently, I came across a song which really registers with me.
“Even If.”
And I love the chorus. I mean it speaks to my soul.
I know You're able, and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don't
My hope is You alone
And this is exactly how I feel, and how I choose to operate.
Afterward
My friends, this is not all there is. And if our Lord experienced disillusionments and disappointments, we will. After all, is the servant greater than his Master?
Another passage in the 11th Chapter of Hebrews puts it all in perspective.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
by William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 68. Copyright pending
If you wish to copy, share or 'save' please include the credit line, above
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