February 3
Psalms 119:43-44 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. (44) So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
One of the most testing elements of Christian life, and one that has brought many to renounce their faith, is that prayers sometimes don’t seem to be answered.
Prayer for some of us sometimes becomes a deferred hope that makes our heart sick (Proverbs 13:12). We then stop keeping God’s Laws, and thereby we cannot testify anymore of His goodness. Eventually, the Word of Truth is taken away from us as well as the incentive to keep His commandments. What a devilish vicious circle. My own son told me one time in his young adult years, “Why pray, since God doesn’t answer?”. The devil knows this and we can be sure that he uses it to the utmost.
God always answers our prayers, but in His great wisdom, He does not always answer them our way. Oh, how thankful I am that God does not answer all of my prayers. The great sadness is when those who go through such trials cannot find help to understand either God’s great wisdom in His apparent silences or the answer tht He has given, one they may have missed. Thank God, in Heaven all scores will be settled and we’ll understand everything, even through misty eyes (Revelations 7:17; 21:4).
For God’ sake, for our children’s sakes, for our sakes, let us not allow the enemy to take out of our mouth the truth that God is merciful and that He answers prayer. Let us continue to hope in His judgments, even when our finite minds do not understand, and do not grasp His infinite wisdom. Armed with this confidence, let us then be inspired to follow His Laws and commandments in which we know have a good reward.
Matthew 7:9-11 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? (10) Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? (11) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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