Some of these events remind me of an amusing anecdote which I came across in the Reader’s Digest many years ago, in a section known as ‘Life’s like that’.
The story told of a very nervous flyer who was taking their first flight from one side of the USA to the other to meet up with an old friend.
Aware of this nervousness, the friend was very glad to see the passenger arrive safely at the destination but commented on how exhausted they looked.
“You can’t imagine how stressful a flight can be,” replied the friend, “when you sit on a plane for that long and can’t put your weight on the seat”.
It would seem that no amount of reassurance would convince the passenger of the safe outcome of the flight, and they were able to trust and enjoy the experience.
Many people seem to have a similar problem trusting and experiencing God’s promise of love and care for their lives.
It is very easy to look around at the problems and disasters which surround us, and see that as ‘evidence’ that God can’t be trusted.
While God does not promise a trouble-free existence, He does promise to be with us through those circumstances which seem so hard on us.
The 23rd Psalm was written by King David thousands of years ago from his experience.
David did not have an easy life, experiencing all types of hardships and even death threats.
After all of this he was still able to express, with absolute confidence, his trust that God would deliver him safely — forever.
We have that same assurance today, that through God’s Son, Jesus Christ, we can also trust in God’s promise of care for our lives, no matter what circumstances are thrown at us, even death.
“Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
~ Contributed by Bruce Driver from the Uniting Church on behalf of the Combined Churches of Deniliquin.
