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“Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” John 11:40 (NIV)

Ever watch one of those feel good movies? You know the kind with the predictable ending where everything works out great!  The hero wins, the problem is solved and yes, the bad guys lose.   The girl comes home for the holidays and falls for her high school sweetheart.  Yes, we probably watched a lot of those during the Christmas season. We knew the outcome from the very beginning, but we still clung to the edge of our seat waiting for goodness to spill out everywhere.

Wonder if we view life that way?  After all, we are assured of an amazing ending – God triumphs over evil and everything works out beyond our imagination.    We’ve read Revelation and even though we don’t understand all of it – we do know we have an incredible future.  But it is that space of time between now and then that often derails us.

Instead of trusting and resting in our Mighty God, we often find ourselves locked into today and minimizing His power.  Hope fades when justice is blown out the window, and we forget God lifted Joseph out of prison to save a nation.  Joy evaporates when people don’t measure up to our expectations, so we forget that Christ built His church upon Peter, the one who denied His very existence.  Faith is challenged in the midst of overwhelming problems, and we forget at the sound of His voice the storm ceased.  Evil appears to deal us a bad hand, and we forget the grave could not hold Him.

Intertwined into our day to day lies the beauty of total dependence on Him. A sweet reckoning that God’s character is flawless – He still moves on behalf of His people. Despite our doubts, God divinely intervenes in our lives longing to exceed our predictability and surprise us with the miraculous.   For those who choose to look beyond today and believe the rest of the story, they will find that our God is faithful and true.

“Father, Your goodness spills all around us – You are our Hope, and our future is secured in your promises.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life