God Won’t Let You Down
But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God, who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you by a pillar of fire at night and a pillar of cloud by day. -- Deuteronomy 1:32-33
Yeah. It’s hard to understand God’s people. He freed them from slavery and led them victoriously out of Egypt. He provided for their needs. He promised them victory and a beautiful land filled with good things. And still they doubted and complained. How could they be so stubborn and unbelieving?
It’s actually fairly easy. It’s like that time you got mad at God because someone you love got really sick. Or maybe it was when you lost your job and didn’t trust that God would provide for your basic needs. Or what about that time someone at church let you down and you decided God and church just weren’t worth the effort?
People will fail us every time. They will. Just like we fail the people around us. People get sick and die. Jobs come and go. But God is faithful. He proves it to us again and again -- and still we doubt. Why?
Maybe because we can’t imagine anyone who would love us unconditionally and always want what’s best for us. We can’t believe someone would never, ever let us down. We can’t imagine where money and food and financial solvency will come from when we can’t see a way.
Because we’re comparing God to ourselves, to the people around us, to those we can see and touch. But God isn’t like us. He’s, well, He’s God. He’s perfect. He’s beyond anything we could ever see or imagine. And He will never let us down. He will never fail us. He will hold us up when we can’t stand up on our own.
And what do we have to do? Believe. Trust Him. Stay faithful and true, no matter how scary the journey or how deep the water seems. God won’t ever let you down.
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