When I read the Holy Scriptures, I write my feelings next to the passage and I date it. Sometimes a deep groan comes from my soul, other times laughter, etc.
Reading the Book of Exodus last year on this day, I noticed that I finished reading chapter two with deep groans. The financial situation of the church was very bad. The school was heavily in debt and we only had 20 students.
My heart was totally broken. Seeing how God saw the suffering of the children of Israel and how He acted on their behalf made me wonder, when will He see my suffering?
“ …and they cried out, and their cry came up to God on account of the bondage.
God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” (Exodus 2:23-24 MEV).
Today, January 26, 2023, I read the same passage again, but my response is totally different. The financial situation is the worst I have ever seen. Students have been mysteriously abducted from our school, leaving only eleven students.
The human reality indicates that there is no hope, but the spiritual reality within me shouts “It is finished!” I am crossing dark and troubled waters, but the sweet stillness that guides my soul makes them calm waters.
The amazing thing about still water is that it makes sheep reproduce. Psalm 23 speaks of restoring the soul. The Good Shepherd leads me beside still waters. Although, in the natural my hope is against hope, in these still waters there is no fear because the Lord is my Shepherd and I will lack nothing!
And you too can enjoy this peace in the midst of the cruelest storm. Ask the Lord Jesus Christ to save you and give Him your problems. You will receive His peace that passes all understanding. May the Lord richly bless you!
This is my Story! What’s Yours?
Amen. Thank you for enlightening me with hope for the future.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jeremiah 29:11 KJV