DOES GOD CARE?

DOES GOD CARE?

READ:

Psalm 30

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy

on me; LORD, be my helper!

-Psalm 30:10

Minnie and George Lacy were faced with some questions:  “Is Jesus enough”?  Is our relationship with Christ sufficient to sustain us?  Will He be enough to help us want to go on living”?  Does He care?”

While serving as missionaries in 1904, the Lacy’s youngest daughter fell ill.  Then in rapid succession, all five of their children died from scarlet fever, none living to see the New Year.  In letters to the mission board George Lacy wrote about their deep loneliness and grief:  “Sometimes it seems more than we can bear.”  But then he added, “The Lord is with us and is wonderfully helping us.”  In this, their darkest time, they found that Jesus was near and He was enough.

Many of us will face moments when we will wonder if we can go on.  If our health fails, if our job disappears, if we lose those closest to us, will we find our relationship with the Lord real enough to keep us pressing forward?

The psalmist reminds us of God’s presence and faithfulness (Psalm 30).  When he was deeply depressed, he cried out, “Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!” (v.10).  God gave Him healing and comfort (vv.2-3). 

As believers in Jesus, we will never lack what we need to persevere.  The Lord will always be near. –Randy Kilgore

Though tempted and sadly discouraged,

My soul to this refuge will flee

And rest in the blessed assurance,

“My grace is sufficient for thee.” –Anon.

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Faith in an all-sufficient Christ enables us to press on.

INSIGHT

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5).  David was no stranger to sadness and grief.  In these two poignant lines of Scripture we see how anguish can disturb sleep and seem to last throughout the night.  But there is always the assurance that each new day brings the hope of God’s providential deliverance and help.  This realization can bring joy even to those who grieve.

Have a blessed day.

God Our Creator’s Love Always.

Unity & Peace