Have you ever wondered whether God is going to come through?
After writing for over 6 years and sharing on a Sunday morning, that’s the question that came to mind: ‘will this be the Sunday morning that God doesn’t show up and show out?’ Even in His faithfulness after all these years, I sometimes still doubt.
To be honest, this last week in general, I realize I can empathize with the Israelites in the wilderness more than I care to admit.
God has done signs, miracles and wonders and yet I somehow still doubt whether He would show up.
I decided to go through my devotion and journal while I waited for what my topic would be.
As is my custom, I start with the verse on the bottom of my journal page for the day. I decided to look it up in the Bible (as opposed to my phone Bible) and as I flipped through, each page I opened to had a verse underlined of something that God had highlighted to my heart previously.
Even now I have to smile.
In my feeble attempt of simply showing up, God chooses to not only show up and show out but to remind me of His past faithfulness. Instead of pausing on one or two verses and then bringing my requests or complaints to God, I opted to write the scriptures that I came across that were already highlighted. They were promises to me on another day that I wondered if He would show up. And.. He has continued to do so.
I guess this is the very definition of faith for me ‘believing that something will happen, even when you don’t even know how’.
This morning I encourage you to claim some promises in your Bible and make them personal to you. You never know when or how God will use them as a reminder that ‘He will come through.. again..’
Dear Heavenly Father, I continue to be amazed and humbled that you show up when we least expect it. You are always on time – even though I may be watching the clock and asking whether you will show up. Thank you for your continued faithfulness. Please be with my friends who need your comfort today as they go through their silent battles.