God Defends His Own
“O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
-- 2 Chronicles 20:12
It takes a while to get to this point. For most of us anyway. It’s when we’ve exhausted every avenue, tried every thing we can think of, and still face certain defeat. Then we give up and give it to God. Finally.
We like to fool ourselves most days. We want to believe that we’re in control. We make decisions and dance around the constraints of life. We believe we’re doing okay. Then something or someone just knocks us down. We struggle to get up again but we’re shaky at best and wounded deep inside.
We don’t know what to do. How can we possibly win a battle against someone so evil? How can we forgive and yet still stand against a formidable opponent? Where can we turn when it seems like the world is more than we can handle?
God is waiting for us to reach this point. He’s right there. He never left us. Not for one minute. God was just waiting for us to cry out to Him. Sort of like a small child toddling forward until he stumbles and cries out. Then his loving parent swoops in to pick him up and set him on the right path again.
God is our Father. He is loving and kind. Full of mercy and understanding. And quick to defend what is His. And we are His. God sees our broken hearts. He feels our tears. He soothes our anger. And He remembers our pain.
One of the hardest parts of life for me is dealing daily with people who don’t like me. I am a necessary appendage they’d rather not need. But they do need me. That need, however, doesn’t stop the lies or the barbs or the pain of cruelty. I’d rather throw in the towel. I’d rather just let someone else do it. I’d rather not face another day with its unpleasant surprises.
But God has called me to this time and place. I am doing what I must for as long as I can. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t even know how to do this. Nothing prepared me for this.
So I turn again to God. This is His battle. This is His lesson. This is His journey for me. I have no idea where I’m headed. Oh, I know heaven is on the horizon. But for here and now, I don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Jesus said not to worry. That’s not so easy to do some days.
Still I am confident that God is mightier than anything anyone can do to me. God is looking out for me. God is preparing me. And God will sort it all out. Come, God, please come. I don’t know what to do and I really need your help. He hears my cry just as He hears yours. Go forward confidently, knowing that your Father will help you
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