Though Satan should
buffet, though trials should come,..
Satanic buffeting: attacks on our health,
finances and family is a given in the Christian race. The Apostle Paul and Our
Lord Himself guaranteed it (Jn 16:33, 2Ti 3:12).
The Devil knows that PAIN is a good way to
make a Believer doubt their salvation and their faith. Christians with fat bank
accounts do not question their salvation. A new mother does not sit during the
naming ceremony doubting the love of God in her life. And a businessman does
not ponder on the existence of God at the opening of his third business branch.
Doubts, fears and uncertainties are fruits of
troubled times. When we go through seasons of severe financial drought, when we
find ourselves flat on our backs and bedridden for some strange ailment, when
all our speaking in tongues, confessions and prayers seem not to even budge the
mountain... then we find ourselves questioning the well-established truths we
have known and have been held on to for years.
A little bit of pain can erode a lifetime’s
experience of certainty. That’s why Mr Spafford cautions us never to allow
trials make us lose our spiritual bearing. When Satan tries to point out the
things in our lives that God has NOT done, Spafford tells us to ponder instead
on what God HAS already done: namely, the giving of His only begotten Son to us
as payment for our sins.
Beloved, because of what happened at the Cross,
it’s too late to wonder whether God loves or cares for you. Jn 15:13 says,
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends.” God loves you dearly and wants the best for you.
Regardless of what the situation looks like right
now...
Let this blest
assurance control;
that Christ has regarded
(your) helpless estate,
And hath shed His own
blood for (your) soul.
It is Well With You in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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