Thoughts for another day

June 1, 2012

Today's verse: 2 Cor. 1:10. He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us; on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again, (New Revised Standard Version)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

God grants us faith in and through what we see of Him working miracles, no matter how small they be, in our lives.  We may hear when we're big how we had contracted a disease when small, and were almost at the door step of death, but then our parents prayed and He healed us, even if it might have been through the very doctor who had earlier told our parents that we would perhaps not live!

An amazing thing I've found about us humans is how quickly we forget what God did and fall into the trap of anxiety and dread.  It's as if we love to do it and I see people wallow in misery and self pity even if there's no problem with them.  As for me, I remember how marvelously God worked in my life in the past by rescuing me from a dreadful and painful disease, yet, when I think of the situation I am in, today, it fills me with fear and worry; the very thing that shouldn't be when you hope in God fully; that's why I believe the word 'hopefully' smacks of little hope in its usage. 

Trust in God has to be complete for remember, our prayer, coming from the very depths of our heart always, I repeat, always reaches the ears of God.  His reply may not come immediately as it may seem to us, but it will come.  Years may go by; much water may flow under the bridge and we might have learnt to reconcile with our situation, but God has never forgotten how you knelt on that hard floor that summer afternoon, sweating and crying out to him to help you.  And suddenly you find your whole life changed; in an instant; and all that you had ever dreamed and envisioned of, is happening right before your eyes.  Surely I'll echo our Word above, He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us; for, we have set our hope on Him that He will rescue us again.