Thoughts for another day

Aug. 22, 2013.

Today's verse: Is. 46:4. Even to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you. (Amplified Bible – copyright acknowledged)

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

When I retreat to a quiet corner and think of life ahead, there’re many fears that scratch at the edges of my heart: What with my waiting exclusively on God to provide a financial breakthrough! And not having anything like insurance or mega financial savings, the fear is bigger and looms larger and larger.  Imagine a situation for a man who’s about fifty years of age, with no regular source of income, no savings and no avenue of getting any funds; with absolutely no prospects in the job market as he would normally have; what’s the man supposed to do?  What could be going on in his mind and how does he cope knowing that today life extends well beyond even sixty five years of age.  How will he manage his food and other things?  Sharp questions, but real and frightening!  As I sit and ponder on the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob; He reassures me through His Word and He asks me to go back to the early years of my life - how things turned out, despite the odds stacked against me?  Yeah, I ask myself, who turned the tide in my favor and who looked at me with mercy when I most needed it?  Was it not God? 

Many tell me, your spouse works so you have no problem…but if my confidence is in my spouse then I don’t need God for this my situation and so can well stop believing Him out rightly, no?  But NO such thing for me; and such is my confidence in God to raise me up that to people I say, if I die the way I’m now, then stop believing God for if I’ve believed Him really and thoroughly, basing my whole life on His Word; and if He does nothing, then either I’ve not believed or He isn’t; and I know I have believed.  Not that I’m holding Him to provide great riches, just a decent life and a great door to minister to His people, which is His will isn’t it?

God knows that in any difficulty, I run to Him and now, right now; His beauty sparkles on you and me (as you are reading this) and provides us His Word above: “even to your old age I AM He, and I will carry you.  I have made you and I will bear you.  I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”  This is His assurance: And it’s irrevocable and unfailing.  It will be, just as whatever else he says, is and will remain.  So I cast out all fear and embrace Him with tears and surrender myself to His gentle caress.