Good Morning from Costa Rica!
This has been a challenge I have been hearing from my own mind and from those around me, when will GOD answer, where is HE, is there any sign that GOD is still working?
In Job we read how he was faithful and worked to keep his family holy, even when they strayed willingly! Job prayed for his children and kept true to GOD! We read how the enemy went before GOD to accuse Job and to tell GOD it was because HE had protected Job, that's why he was faithful. So GOD gave the enemy power to destroy everything Job had, but his wife and his life.
In the middle of all Jobs trouble his wife pushes the man while he's down, Job 2:9-10 is a conversation they had; Then his wife said to him, "do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse GOD and die!" But Job said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from GOD and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
We see Job faithful even when it seemed like even GOD had forsaken him!
Another person who stood in there was JESUS, wow! When the whole world turned dark and all JESUS has was what HE knew GOD had said, there was no evidence that GOD was even in the universe. JESUS stayed on that cross, faithful to the end. This was for you and I! JESUS stayed up there on the cross and drew all of us to HIM. When the enemy used the religious people of JESUS day to say, "IF you are the Son of GOD come down from there!"
So when we feel like nothing is happening and GOD is lost, HE'S no longer in control, we can look at Jobs testimony, throughout staying firm to the end, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
Now both these men who we have looked at briefly today, Job and our LORD JESUS we know that the enemy came before GOD the Father accusing them, and he also comes before GOD to accuse us. This is the reason we don't feel like praying, we feel like the world is crashing down, & no one cares! We can be sure even tho our enemy accuses us GOD is faithful and just and will always be there even when we don't feel HIM and when we don't see anything happening to prove GODS LOVE for us! We must stay strong to the end, keep believing the truth we have been taught from the HOLY SCRIPTURES knowing that GOD is always there and will never leave us nor forsake us. GOD may not answer immediately but we can be sure if we are faithful GOD is there and has every righteous act written down and will not forget even one of our faithful prayers, they will all be answered in GODS time!
JESUS BLESS YOU!
Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
