“He knows the way He taketh,” even if for the moment we do not. J.I. Packer
Our whole perspective changes when, finding ourselves in a hard place, we realize the Lord has either placed us there or allowed us to be there, perhaps for reasons presently known only to Himself.
Fear not, little flock,
Whatever your lot;
He enters all rooms,
“The doors being shut.”
He never forsakes,
He never is gone,
So count on His presence
In darkness and dawn.
“Only Believe” by Daniel Reader
Hezekiah, seeking revival was trapped by the most powerful army on earth, bent on annihilating his people.
The Lord’s disciples sailed at His command on Galilee only to face a terror-filled night of storms and waves.
The Son of Man Himself, fulfilling the Father’s Will, was nailed fast to wood and left to hang by His hands until dead.
The apostles, trying to preach this Crucified One, were horsewhipped.
“Beloved, do not think it is strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you” 1 Peter 4:12
Christians should not be surprised when, in seeking God’s Will, we find ourselves at times trapped in painful, frightening, difficult, or impossible situations. Life is hard—-especially for Christians. We have a determined enemy seeking to devour us. “In the world,” Jesus warned “you will have tribulation” John 16:33
Then He added: “But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Thanks be to God!
Before you go away, read that poem again by Daniel Reader
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