February 6, 2006
Psa 119:43-44 KJV 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. Their prayer becomes a deferred hope that makes their heart sick (Prov 13:12). They stop keeping God’s Laws, and thereby they cannot testify anymore of God’s goodness, and therefore, the Word of Truth is taken away from them, as well as the incentive to keep His Laws. What a devilish vicious circle! My own child told me in his young adult years, “Why pray, since God doesn’t answer?”. The devil knows this and you 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 God’s great wisdom in His apparent silences, or better still,to help them find the answer that God has given, one that they may have missed. In Heaven all scores will be settled and we’ll understand everything, even through misty eyes (Rev 7:17; 21:4).
Let us not allow the enemy to take the Word of truth out of our mouth that God is merciful and answers prayer. Let us continue to hope in His judgments, even when our finite minds do not understand, and do not grasp the infinite wisdom of the Most High. And armed with this confidence, let us then be inspired to follow His Laws and commandments in which we know have a good reward.
Mat 7:9-11 KJV 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?
No comments:
Post a Comment