God's Attending Love

"For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  Hebrews 13:5

God's voice is above the tumult, and within the tumult because of the presence of His own.  We are here for reasons that may elude us for the present. Our experiences may at times leave us reeling, and feeling unsupported by anything or anyone, and yet here we are.  Even though buffed about by the bewildering tidings of bad or disappointing news.

We may be desperately seeking solace from a source that worked in the past as an oasis of hope, and it too has disappeared.  Our financial anchor is not there, and our emotional anchor(s) is nowhere to be found. Our search for once was is fruitless.  We are now on the edge of chagrin.  We are in the midst of the trackless wasteland of a spiritual desert.

My struggle against the absurdity of troubles seem never to end.  My troubles are an existential distraction to me, and I do not have the time to read God's Word, pray, or worship.  My spiritual life is evaporating and I cannot escape this net of confusion.  My soul roars within and is disquieted.  I don't even know how to talk to God from the midst of my troubles.

Like Job I see trouble on every side coming toward me in wave after wave, crashing upon me.  There is only trouble and me, but somehow I know that I am not desperate, and yes, I know that my life is but a vapor or breath, but there is a strength in my heart, and a still quiet voice that whispers His love to me.

I realize that God is with me.  His presence is not physically tangible but He is with me.  I know that I know He is there, and I am blessed with his peace that super-passes all human understanding. God has 'seen' my trouble.  He knew that it would come to me.  He therefore, prepared a place for me under the shadow of his wings where I would be safe from the threatening tempest.

God said:  "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  His promise is for me when the squall seeks to overthrow my faith.  The ferocity of the storm that threatens to overthrow my faith may reveal my fragile faith, but how comforting that He blesses my faith in Him.  I trust Him and He rewards me with stability of heart and purpose.

I know that He will absolutely never leave me nor desert me in the time of trail.  "I will" recall the "I Am" formula of Exodus 3:14.  In that passage Moses (Moshe) is given the assurance that Yahweh will be who he needs when the time arises. The Hebrew verb structure is marvellous and encouraging.  Here in this passage God's attending love is demonstrated.

Remember Daniel in the Lion's Den or the men tossed into the fiery furnace... God was there in the midst of their troubles.  God will absolutely not leave us either.  Blessings to you.

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