EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG, BUT GOD . . .

BUT GOD . . . 

^“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.”

Hebrews 2:9

How many times a day do you find yourself feeling anxious, worried or even overwhelmed with the trials and troubles of life?

I see so many people who focus solely on the weight of their problems – but never on the One Thing that will make those burdens light! Worrying has become habitual to them. They wake up worried (if they sleep at all). They go to work worried. They come home worried. And then they try to go to sleep again with the same worries invading their mind.

Yes, there are certainly challenges and mountains to climb each day. No doubt, life can be difficult. But, that should not – must not!  - be Your focus.

 

Ulmer Marshall Jr., a Lutheran pastor, once preached a sermon called, "But God." Marshall said our lives are full of "But God" moments. I was lost, but God found me and brought me to faith. I was in despair, but God surrounded me with people who cared. I was ignorant of my sin, but God showed me the truth and led me to repentance.

When Jesus died for all of us on the Cross, it was the greatest "But God" moment in history. They put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, But God raised Him from the dead! And because of sin we were separated from God, But God had other plans!

Yes, today you will face the same problems, climb the same mountains, have the same mud thrown on you, and be crushed by the same weights . . .

But God, IS with you! Cast your worries aside!

This Week’s Prayer

Our prayer this week comes from the poem, “An Evening Thought,” the first work by an African-American to be published in the United States. His beautiful words teach us that we may experience terrible adversity, BUT GOD has the eternal hope of His salvation for us!

Dear Jesus, unto Thee we fly;
Depart, depart from Sin,
Salvation doth at length supply,
The Glory of our King.

Come, ye Blessed of the Lord,
Salvation greatly given;
O turn your Hearts, accept the Word,
Your Souls are fit for Heaven.

Dear Jesus, we now turn to Thee,
Salvation to obtain;
Our hearts and souls do meet again,
To magnify thy Name.

Amen.