Food prices continue to escalate, don’t they? It’s easy to get upset each week when when you walk the grocery store aisles. But if you know Christ as your Savior, you need to remember that there is no panic in heaven. Jesus said,
For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:31-33
God knows what we need, even better than we do. We can trust Him.
This was brought to my attention this weekend as I walked into Kroger, shopping list in hand. I knew there were items I was seeking that could be a bit pricey, but I prayed before I left home that the Lord would direct my steps.
You’re asking God to do the impossible – bring back a prodigal, save your marriage or provide a huge need. You know He can do it, but you are still waiting. Today’s podcast is a reminder of what Jesus told the disciples when they needed the impossible done in their ministry. Jesus’ answer to them is the answer to our needs as well.
“And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.” Matthew 8:13
In this passage of scripture, the nobleman had a dear servant/friend who was very sick. He cared for him and wanted him to get well. He did the one thing most of us fail to do when we have a need. He had great faith and told Jesus he believed that if He just spoke the word, his servant could be healed. Then, as a result of this man’s great faith in the Son of God, it happened in that very way! He was made WHOLE!
What if the nobleman had said,
I’m not sure Jesus can totally heal him, but maybe He can make my servant feel a little better?
A quick glance at today’s headlines are more discouraging than the wrinkles that reflect in my mirror. With daily reports of violence, inflation, deadly storms and a global pandemic, a person could look around them frantically for a means to protect themselves.
A concealed weapon
A hidden nest egg
A storm shelter
Masks and vaccines These may all give a person a certain level of security, but we all have to realize that our ultimate protection isn’t from any of those man-made methods, but it is from our sovereign God. The psalmist put it this way…
Horses and chariots are man’s means, and they can help, but how wise to trust even more in the name of the Lord!
Author Johanna Weaver put it this way –
If God isn’t bigger than my life, then my life is bigger than God and that’s when anxiety takes over.
But let’s go a little deeper in this subject of trust. Are we so foolish that we put our absolute trust in any of those methods of protection, but NOT put our faith and trust in the God of this universe?
All around us there are men and women who will accept the plans of people with their whole heart, but then shake their fist in the face of God as they mock Him and deny His very existence. They have turned their back on God’s plan of salvation through the shed blood of Christ. They reject the God Who gave them life, and the gift of His Son Who died to give them eternal life.
Some trust in horses and some in chariots. Horses die. Chariots fall apart. Our resources crumble. But when you remember the name of the Lord our God and depend on Him for the one thing that matters most – your eternity – then you have a sure and solid protection for both these difficult days and eternity!
What are the “horses” and “chariots” that you are trusting? Are you keeping your faith more in the eternal God or the short-lived fixes? This is Satan’s tactic – to get us so focused on the temporary that we neglect the eternal.
To choose Christ is true wisdom. To reject Him is more foolish than anyone you may point at that isn’t using the temporal protection of your choice. It’s so easy to get upside down in what we value most. We can be wise in making good choices for our earthly protection, and totally miss what is truly important. Friend, be sure of eternity. Jesus is the choice that matters most.
I found myself sitting here, hands on computer keys, staring into the screen. How many minutes have passed? My heart has been racing, my thoughts swirling as I try to lasso the questions in my mind and answer them with Truth.
A situation happened that has caused me to run back to the Word that I had just heard preached. It was a simple, yet impassioned message –
“For with God Nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:37 Another reminder was –
“We are just pilgrims here. Our time is very short.”
Our time is short. Our time to make a difference. Our time to reach the lost. Our time to lay up treasures in heaven.
This also means that Satan’s time is short and he knows it. He is busy. His our enemy. He hates us. he hates God. He hates Christ. He hates the Truth we are tucking away in our hearts and sharing with others. Why will I waste my time focusing on the problem? Instead I must turn my thoughts to Christ and His Word.
But with God nothing shall be impossible! No conflict, no struggle, no need, no person, no trial, no sickness, no threat is too great for our God! Praise the Lord for that truth that anchors our hearts when they are shaken!
What do you need to trust God for today? Be comforted that nothing is too hard for our God and remember that your time is short on this earth. Rather than focusing on the problem, look at Jesus.
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