Daily Devotional for March 26, 2010

March 26 ~ Romans 4:20-25
But Abraham never doubted or questioned God’s promise. His faith made him strong, and he gave all the credit to God. So God accepted him, just as we read in the Scriptures. But these words were not written only for Abraham. They were written for us, since we will also be accepted because of our faith in God, who raised our Lord Jesus to life. God gave Jesus to die for our sins, and he raised him to life, so that we would be made acceptable to God.

Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.

I wish I could say I have never doubted or questioned God’s promise. But unlike Abraham, I have to admit that at times, my faith has wavered. I want to trust God fully, but let’s face it… sometimes this is really hard. When we see injustices and heartaches and hatred… disease and strife and suffering… it’s hard to smile and say, “Oh, yes, God loves us… He’s taking care of everything for us.”

But I am learning that when things seem rough and tough – when we are down and out, heartsick, disappointed, and hopeless - THIS is when God really starts to work in us. This is when we truly exercise faith and trust God to pull us through… and believe that He will do just that! We can assume from scripture that when Jesus knelt in the garden to pray before He was handed over to the Roman soldiers, He was more than a little bit scared and apprehensive. In fact, He asked God if there was not another way to accomplish the same things. But in the end, knowing the horrific events that lay ahead of Him, Jesus trusted God to know what was best.

Here’s the deal… I’m pretty sure none of us is facing anything remotely close to the torture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Our challenges may be huge, but they still pale in comparison. Yet, Jesus trusted God to make Him strong enough to face these horrors, and He gave God all the credit and glory for the outcome. Everything Jesus did was for US… so that we could trust God to meet our needs. So why does our faith waver so much? Isn’t it time we trusted God completely and for everything? What would that feel like? Are you willing to find out for yourself?

Humbly ask God to forgive your lack of faith, then do all you can to “let go and let God” in your life. Trust Him to fulfill the same promises given to Abraham in your life, and see how far faith will take you.

©2010 Debbie Robus