“God will always take you through.”
Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 10, 2024
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:25-26
There are times in life when we must wait for an answer. Perhaps you’re experiencing a struggle, obstacle, or difficulty you wish would instantly vanish but there is no way around it. You must go through it—and because you must go through it, you must wait to get through it. But there’s good news! How you wait will make a huge difference as you wait.
You can wait in anger, impatience, frustration, doubt, or fear. But there is a better, far more life-giving way to wait: to wait in trust.
Trust in God makes us wait differently. Instead of waiting with anxiety or frustration, we can learn to wait with hope and expectation. When we wait with trust in God, we can see through our problem to the other side.
The author Max Lucado said, “Knowing what’s coming helps us to face what’s now.” Without knowing that what is coming is good, without being convinced that it’s redemptive, without trusting that what is coming will wipe away all that is bad and that all will make sense later, we cannot face what is now. Faith and trust help us press through what is now to embrace what will be.
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).
I have been amazed during some of my most difficult seasons of life how the Lord has empowered me to wait in faith. The Holy Spirit in me has helped me hold onto trust when my current circumstances seem dark. Faith says, “This is what is happening now, but this isn’t always what will be. Things will change. God will prove faithful, and He will deliver me.”
Last night was one of those nights as I lay in bed on my back. I was in cancer pain from some tumors in my spine. Tears streamed down my cheeks and wet my pillow. But even while tears flowed, a song filled my heart. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below.”
When we trust in God, we wait expectantly, knowing He is faithful to His promises and that He will come through. Isaiah 40:31 says, “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
When we wait in trust and faith, waiting becomes active, filled with anticipation of how God will reveal His faithfulness. When we choose to see through our trouble to the answer on the other side, it’s not wishful thinking. It’s not being unrealistic because God is a “Through God.” He is a God who will always, always take us through. He cannot behave any other way. To do otherwise would be contrary to His character of faithfulness. No matter what happens, no matter what we are experiencing now, the answer in Him is ultimately, at some time in the future, always deliverance because He never abandons His people.
Trust in God makes us wait differently and it can even give you a strengthening song in the night when the tears come. Wait in expectation. Wait in hope. Wait in trust. Wait in faith. He will come through. He is your faithful God.
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 27:13-14).
Prayer
Lord, no matter what I am experiencing now, you will be faithful to me. I don’t see the answer from where I am standing, but an answer is coming. I know it! I hold firmly and steadfastly to you, knowing that you are my faithful and loving God. I don’t know why I am in this situation, but you do, and I trust you with all my heart. I will wait for you in faith. Amen.
Application
Sing a song to Jesus proclaiming your trust in Him.
Related Reading
2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Hebrews 12:1; Romans 8:25
Worship Resource
Elevation Worship feat. Chris Brown & Isaiah Templeton: Trust in God
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