A Roadway in the Wilderness

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Ephesians 3:20 NKJV

Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice. Isaiah 41:10 AMPC

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. Isaiah 41:18 Berean Study Bible

I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Isaiah 43:19b Berean Study Bible

As news reports have come pouring in, in real time, we’ve witnessed folks numb from the traumatic events that have suddenly enveloped them. Missiles destroying maternity wards, vacuum bombs that cause a person’s lungs to explode, and sheer terror filling the faces of little ones, even as they leave all they know for an unknown future … And that’s just one crisis occurring in our world today. I bet you have one or two occurring in your own family. Being a follower of Christ offers no exemption card from difficulty.

God will provide. God will make a way where there seems to be no way. God is able to do above and beyond all that I could dare ask for or imagine …. I can’t help but wonder how God is making a way for those suffering such staggering losses half a world a way. How God is doing above and beyond all that they could dare ask for or imagine. It must be that He is providing His strength and stamina and grace to handle such chasm deep difficulties. It must mean that He is infusing those ingulfed in hopelessness with the supernatural ability to continue walking forward. Just one more hour. One more day.

And the same grace that sustains the weary ones in Ukraine or Russia, sustains us. While we may not be running from missiles, we may be running from our past. We may be hiding from the pain of bad choices or the trauma inflicted by another’s sin. We may not have been practically force-marched out of our home country, but we may have had to walk away from all that is comfortable and familiar into a land of the unknown. The same God who holds their hand, holds ours. He cares about bombs falling and hearts breaking, mass casualties and the loss of an unborn child.

While I would love to tell you that His Word promises no heartache or pain, I would be lying. What His Word does promise, is that He will never leave or forsake us as we walk through fiery trials. And that our times are in His hands. Hands that were pierced for us.

God’s word is true, always and everywhere. The prison cell, the bombed-out home, the living-on-the-land tent home or the suburban home. America, South Korea or Ukraine. Call to Him and He will answer you. He will be with you in difficulty. You are not alone.

“Faith’s most severe tests come not when we see nothing, but when we see a stunning array of evidence that seems to prove our faith vain.”

Corrie ten Boom

Almighty God, Maker of heaven and earth,  please infuse us with Your strength and grace to walk through the impossible and in the end, we trust You to bring glory from our pain, our loss and trust that You will work all things after the counsel of Your will. We love You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Written by Becky White for my Lord Jesus Christ

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