Trusting God No Matter What

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” – Job 13:15

Have you ever faced something in your life that seemed like it should not happen to you or to someone care about? Have you ever asked – “Why Lord?”  Of course you have. It is part and parcel to the human condition.  The condition of our salvation is not that God promises that we will never face hardship in this life.  Jesus was crucified. As far as I know, all of His disciples – the writers of the New Testament met with violent deaths. Job didn’t understand why bad things were happening to him, but whatever might befall him, he refused to abandon his trust in God.

I was talking to a homeowner about the passing of his sister and how his mother, still living, was struggling with the loss of her adult child. He had lost a son some time back.  I shared 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 with him.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Many Christians live under the illusion that they will never face hardship if they are right with God. Not true –  you know that all too well.  Our challenge is to not abandon God in the midst of it – but to draw closer to him as the God of all comfort.  God will use the bad in this life for good. He will use those that the bad things happened to for good – for ministry – for His glory. Lazarus is another example of that. My friend can speak into his mother’s life in a way that no one else can – as God brought comfort to Him with his loss of his son, so God through my friend can bring comfort to another – in this case his mom.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

Did you catch that? We will have tribulation but can find peace through Jesus – the overcomer. 

So, turn your eyes upon Jesus.  Look full in His wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.

COVID – 19 will be no less real – your other problems in this life will be no less real – but they will dim as you focus on faith and the One who saved you for eternity.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone