Isaiah 43:1-2John Wesley, the man who essentially began the Methodist Church, had a life-changing experience as he sailed to America. During a terrifying storm while aboard the ship crossing the ocean, Wesley feared for his life while other passengers – Moravians – were not at all disturbed by the fierce tempest blowing outside and shaking the ship. They had complete confidence in God, and they knew they were safe in the hands of the Lord.
Sometimes life is frightening. Sometimes difficult times come up and threaten our faith and our happiness. Sometimes worries and fears begin to fill our lives and crowd out God.
Isaiah offers some hope and assurance. What assurance does God offer? What is our relationship with the Lord? What does God promise us?
This passage from the Old Testament prophet gives us a great deal of confidence. Although life may have terrible things in store for us – troubles and pain and trials to test our very souls – we have a deep root of faith in God. The Lord loves us and has claimed us as His own.
With that confidence and knowledge we can face the challenges and hardships of life. We can prevent the thorns of worry and troubles from crowding out our faith. We can remain deeply rooted in our faith and in the love that God has for us.
As we face troubling times we can trust that we are deeply rooted in the Lord. He is with us if we will allow Him to be by our side. If we can have faith in God then we can face the trials and temptations of life without fear knowing that God will save us from all troubles.
This may not mean that we will be spared the storms of life. We will need to go through the fires and raging waters of problems. But we are not alone.
We must make our hearts and souls like the good soil from the parable. We must welcome the presence of the Lord and allow His love and our own faith to grow deep within us that we might withstand life’s worries.
DAILY CHALLENGE: How can your faith grow into something more confident?
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