Hope can make a comeback in Christ. He hears your prayers today. Jesus said he'll never leave you nor forsake you, believer. “Has it ever seemed as though God has abandoned you? Maybe you’re feeling weighed down by the very real threat of COVID-19 and the pressures along with it. Maybe you feel like God has given up on you or isn’t hearing your prayers.
That day, when Jesus hung on that cruel Roman cross and cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46 nkjv).
These are also the opening words of Psalm 22, one of the most unique psalms in the Bible. We would call this a Messianic prophecy, which simply means it’s one of those remarkable passages in the Old Testament that points to the Messiah.
And not only is this a Messianic prophecy, but it’s also a graphic description of the events that took place on the day of the Crucifixion.”
Notice what Scripture says in Psalm 22:24. The Father did hear His Son, “For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.”
Listen, when you feel abandoned, remember you are not alone, believer. God still hears your prayers, believer. He's not going to bail out and forget you.
Perhaps you were raised in church.. or not so much. Are you a Christian believer yet? You can be.
Perhaps you were raised in church.. or not so much. Are you a Christian believer yet? You can be.
“I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!” Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living.” Psalm 116:1–9
You never need to feel lonely and forgotten when you are not alone, nor forsaken. Pause, pray.. simply talk to Jesus about it. Facebook.com/ShareJesus
What’s so weird to me.. it the inconsistency. Why is the suffering and passing of some humans so horrific to those of this world while it’s okay for others to feel pain and die? As those of this world push hard to save and protect humans on the outside of the womb these says, it’s also been pushing to keep abortion places open so more babies can be killed. Crazy thinking.
“The one overarching principle of the biblical view of suffering is this: that suffering, for the Christian, is never an exercise in futility… but that suffering is used by God for redemptive purposes among His people.” — R.C. Sproul
I pray that God comforts those who have been suffering. Is that you. I pray that He protects and provides for His children, especially those who are medically uninsured during the days of this pandemic, yes, even those who are without any access to medical care.
“We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.” Psalm 33:20-22
God does answer every prayer, kids of the Kingdom. Yes, No, Wait -- He knows best. He knows the number of your days here. So live life fully here, full of thanks, obedience and praise to Jesus Christ. Doin’ my best I commit the rest -- be a vessel of honor not one of dishonor.
Yes, regardless of the trials, the tests, the personal losses, and the hurts you might be now feeling, just focus on the Lord and be wise and practical. Place your treasures on heaven's side when you can. Be around ministries that love to give, to win and help people, and to add Bible edification to you, rather than false teachers posing as ministers who are on the take.. “Dig deep, you must give to keep this ministry alive.” I say let it die, but be glad to give to those Bible teaching Christian churches and ministries that are sound (not talking about me here, though daily biblical soundness is still my aspiration too).
Choose life and to speak what's right, what's needed today. Yes, regardless of the troubles, the different trials, the testings, the personal losses, and the hurts that you might feel, but stay focused on the Lord and place and your treasures on heaven's side. Provide for your fam, but if you only lay em up here on earth ...they may real quickly rust, rot, be stolen and decay. Let Jesus lead you.
I don’t know what you’ve been going through, but I know who does know. When we speak of hurts, pain, loss, mourning or grief, we speak about a deep emotion of which the God is profoundly aware. You can see this in the Bible, we can experience this when we pause to pray -- God SO loves you and indeed can help today. Turn, trust, believe in Jesus. Invite Him in to forgive you and keep you. To suffer without Christ living on the inside of you is to risk being totally and completely crushed. Why risking going another day without Jesus as your Lord, leading you from the inside by His Spirit?
