He Will Never Leave You!

I am sure many people tonight are asking why?  Why do things like the tornados in Oklahoma happen? Why do tsunamis happen? Why do people try to destroy other people?  I have often found myself pondering the thought of “why” when something tragic happens.  No matter if the destruction was caused by man or by nature, I have often wondered why?  Why do bad things happen?  I can’t find the answer to that question, but I do know that no matter what happens God is still in control.  Through the years I have learned to trust the words in Proverbs 3:5…‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;’ and Isaiah 55:8-9…‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’  I have to depend on my mind sometimes to tell myself the truth of God’s Word when my heart is hurting so badly that I can’t feel that truth.  I have to remind myself that His Word also says ‘Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you’ (Deuteronomy 31:6).  In the depths of my despair I have found comfort, courage, strength, healing, and love in the words that fill the pages of the Bible, the Word of God.  I may never understand everything but I do trust that God is always in control and that he truly will never leave or forsake me.  My heart aches tonight for all the families in Oklahoma, I think about the ones that have lost loved ones and I think about those that continue to search for their missing loved ones.  There is no way we can find comfort, peace, nor strength from anything earthly---it is only through our Lord Jesus Christ that we can find these things that carry us through such difficult times.  So as I lay here tonight my heart is extremely heavy for all those suffering tonight, but it is even heavier for those that suffer and don’t seek comfort in Jesus Christ.  He is not only our Savior, He is our healer, our comforter, our strength, our guide, and our friend.  So join me tonight in lifting up our neighbors to our Heavenly Father in prayer. 

Lord, I acknowledge that your wisdom is far greater than my wisdom and I will never understand all your ways, but grant me the understanding to know that you are and will always be in control of every situation and that you will work things out for the good for those that love you.  I pray tonight for those that are suffering such unbearable loses.  I pray that you God will give them comfort, strength, and love that surpasses all understanding.  In Jesus most holy name. Amen.