I was cleaning out my office today and found an entry from a study that I wrote years ago. I would like to share it with you:
The passage for this particular study was Matthew 26:17-25. Jesus told the disciples to go into the city to prepare for the passover and they were instructed to see “a certain man”. The question I posed was: How were they to know which man? Did they stop and ask Jesus what man, did they ask for more details or a better description? Did they wait to respond until they had all of the details? No. They just went. They trusted that once they got there, it would become clear to them. Has there been times in your life that you “just went with Christ?”
There will be many times when Jesus will ask us to just go with Him. We may not be certain of the path or even the reasoning behind it but we can be assured of one thing: God WILL NOT forsake you when He’s brought you this far. How do I know? Because time and time again, He’s proven Himself trustworthy. Here’s an example:
Towards the end of my husbands seminary training, he was called by a church to be a youth pastor. After being there only a short time, we discovered there were a group of people that wanted to take the church in a different direction that our convictions agreed with. Yes, we were concerned but we prayed and left it to God. Within two months the senior pastor, who shared our beliefs, announced that he was called to a different church and tendered his resignation.
So here is my husband, still in seminary, wet behind the ears, standing up for his beliefs within the church. After a meeting with the leaders, they announced that Don would preach while they sought out their direction and new pastor. What did we do? We continued to pray. We trusted God to handle the needs of the church and our future. The second week that Don preached there was a pastor search committee from a neat little church that aligned with our beliefs in the audience, listening to their next pastor.
So we prayed and we trusted God to handle this situation. What did He do? He allowed my husband to partner with a church that shared his beliefs. There are two things that I learned during that:
1. Don’t compromise on God’s Word – He’ll protect you when you protect it!
2. When situations come up (and they will!) God WILL NOT forsake you when He’s brought you this far.
So, I shared with you yesterday that I had a rough week. I shared that my ladies are walking with me. Then today I find these words written many years ago. The cool thing, the truth I found then is the same truth I need to realize today. It is the same truth that you need to realize today too.
Until tomorrow, we will continue to walk in Grace.
Blessed be my friend!
TeriMeeks 