Ann and I were talking during our coffee time this morning (6-2-21) about God’s faithfulness to keep us moving forward in Him. One thought we had was, “Wow, God actually has the power to take all of our cares from us. He has that much power. That’s crazy amazing. We used to live in so much fear, care and unbelief.” We just smiled at each other and thought about how far He’s brought us. And, we’re just getting started. We’re so grateful.
At times, it can look like things aren’t working out when I try to believe God for some desired outcome. But, I’ve always found that, in His providence, God’s outcome brings me closer to Him. I’m learning that this is His intention, and He gives me more of His joy as I look forward to His intentions, to His providence.
There is nothing I desire that has ever been as wonderful as where He ends up taking me. Truly, He knows my heart better than I do. He knows that what will really make me happiest and most satisfied is more and more of the wonder that He is.
The Word is always working when we learn to choose to believe it, act on it and stay with it. It may take a while to see what God is up to in life, but He’s always watching over His Word and our will to believe it no matter the outcome in our daily lives. We stay the course believing.
Believing Jesus is the miracle gift of all time. It’s what separates us from our old ways and delivers us from all the ramifications doubt used to bring to our lives. Believing God’s Word starts us on an adventurous path that can only be joyfully experienced and appreciated by those who follow Jesus into all that He has for them holding back nothing from His healing touch.
26 Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”
John 20:26-27
Today, Jesus is not with us physically. In essence, we have The Word (Jesus, and the precious Holy Spirit) with us. Jesus says, that doing His Word is “put your finger here and look at my hands.” Doing His Word is “put your hand into the wound in My side.” While like Thomas, we may not recognize Jesus at first. Like Thomas putting his finger in Jesus’ wounds, doing The Word proves it’s Jesus and when we see Him back up our efforts to do His Word, we believe and say with Thomas, “My Lord and my God.”
Then we invite others to come and see that Jesus is real and alive.
Wonderful Jesus…
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark