Hope For What Concerns Me Today
Tuesday December 18, 2012
Troubles come, sometimes one on top of another. Pressure builds. Sadness deepens. Where is God in the middle of our troubles, we ask? When troubling situations arise in our lives, God invites us to bring them to Him and ask for His intervention. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus – Jesus who left the light and splendor of heaven, to break into the darkness and chaos of life on this planet, to bring hope and peace.
Jesus longs to care, comfort, and strengthen us in our times of deepest vulnerability. He knows the issues we face and He wants to live in us, and instruct us, as we move to resolve the issues before us. God will show us the right way to handle any problem we may encounter. He may show us new ways to resolve the issue, ways we have never even thought about or considered. God is not surprised or overwhelmed by what we are experiencing. God knows more about what concerns us than we could ever imagine.
What makes us different from others around us is, as Christians, we choose to believe that there is hope and there is a solution to any problem, because God is with us. We do the things we know to be right and good in a given situation, then wait in God's care and protection until the problem is resolved. We refuse to give in to hopelessness and the thought that says nothing works and nothing will ever change. We keep looking to God who makes an amazing promise to perfectly fulfill His good purposes in everything that concerns us.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. (Psalm 138:7-8 NKJV) This time of advent gives us an opportunity to welcome hope, and welcome God's care into the most challenging areas of our lives. Will we stand with God and trust Him to perfectly fulfill His good purpose in things that concern us today?
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