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TRUSTING THE FAITHFUL GOD Trusting in God can be very difficult, particularly when things go suddenly sour, when economic survival becomes almost impossible, when trusted ones suddenly turn their backs, when there is a sudden negative change or major crisis in our lives, and more often when we seem to be running out of patience with Gods long waiting period. This seemingly endless waiting period for our deliverance, healing or blessing becomes even more pronounced and excruciating now that the imminent end of age is closing in. Listen to what the Sovereign God of everlasting glory has pronounced over this end time period in Isaiah 24: Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, distorts its surface (famine, drought, global warming, and violence everywhere etc), and scatters abroad its inhabitants. And it shall be as with the congregants, so with the priest; as with the servant so shall it be with the master; as with the lender so with the borrower. The land shall be entirely emptied, and utterly plundered. For the Lord has spoken this word. The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fades away; the haughty people of the earth languish. The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore, the curse has devoured the earth and those who dwell in it. Evidently, in our own generation we can see the word of God sweeping through the entire universe. There is a fundamental climatic change from global warming, natural disasters, unprecedented rise in prices of essential consumables such as rice, wheat, beans, cereals, gas and all capital equipment. There is an air of uncertainties, fear and uneasiness everywhere. Amidst this disturbing gloominess, what then is the hope of believers? We are assured by our righteous and faithful God that we shall be removed far away from them all. Isaiah 54:14. He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppression, that shakes his hands from taking bribes, and abhors evils; he shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the fortress of rocks, in famine his bread shall be given him, and in drought his water shall be sure. Isaiah 33:15-17. You then want to ask, as a believer and a child of promise: why are we then experiencing the same hardship with the unbelieving world? Every Sabbath day we hear of holy angels descending with various gifts of victory, healing, babies, and all types of blessings, yet we continue to wallow in expectation!!! Are the visions a mere deception? Are the
prophets lying? Can the holy angels be deceiving? The answers to the three questions are NO. It is important for you to trust absolutely that our living God of the Universe is ever faithful and not one of His words will ever go unfulfilled. Matth.24:35. Look around you, a number of people are already silently rejoicing over the fulfillment of Gods promise in their lives. The word/promise of God that you have received is a divine seed that is already sown into your life: it shall never return unto the Lord void. It shall accomplish that which the Lord has pronounced and it shall prosper in the thing purposed by God for your life. Isaiah 55:10-11. Absolutely nothing in this world, except your sin or faithlessness, can stop the word already spoken into your life by the omnipotent, omniscience, omnipresent Almighty God of Heaven. He is almighty God. He has never failed or reneged on His promise He lifted from jail to the presidential seat, and suddenly removed some from the presidential seats into prison and some into the grave. Some millionaires and celebrities are ravaged by problems while the common peasants are satisfied with his peace and joy. Have you not known, have you not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth created the sun which through its circuit gives light to the entire world: Can all the generated power in all countries of the world accomplish the same feat. Because Gods promise are based on His perfect character and His supreme power you can be sure that He will do what He says; otherwise He would not be God. He created the angels that move at the speed of lightning: can the spaceship or the technology of the superpower achieve this? Why must you doubt the promise of God? Is there anything impossible for the Sovereign God of the Universe? He measured the volume of the sea water in the hollow of His hand, established the boundary of the seas and fill the oceans with innumerable creatures that are amazingly dreadful, and others that are inexplicably wonderful. Isaiah 40. Not a single of His words spoken from the inception of time up till this day has even gone unfulfilled He is Almighty God: He can never fail or default. David, the greatest king of united Israel, at the height of his knowledge of the ways of God, and verge of his transition from this world had this to say in 1 Chr. 29:11-12 about God: Thine, O Lord, is greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Be re-assured that the good Lord is able to give unto you far more than you can ever dream of. Your life will soon become a success story of His amazing goodness and glory; a testimony of His awesome hand of miracle. What He has done for you in the spiritual realm will soon manifest in the physical. Your faithful work of worship, steadfastness and service will never go uncompensated. He will never deliver you to the will of your enemies. You will be blessed above all people and your blessing will never experience any corruption. All that is required of you is to remain unflinching in your faith in Christ, steadfast in your worship and service, and obedient to His commandments. I stand on the Rock and once again re-assure you in His might that you will never be disappointed or put to shame in Him. He is Almighty God, the Creator and Supreme Authority over ALL.