Isaiah 46:9-10
“Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’”
In 1967 I was a Captain in the US Air Force and had just been transferred to a radar site in northern Newfoundland, Canada. As soon as I was settled into the new assignment I applied for an assignment to Germany. I was too late. The powers that be had issued orders for me to report to Whiteman AFB, Missouri, where I would become a Missile Launch Officer. I felt powerless to do anything about the new assignment. It did not matter what I wanted . . . I was going.
It was at my brother’s funeral in 2010 that I was talking to a friend who had been a high ranking officer back in 1967. He asked me why I had not called him as soon as I was notified of the new assignment. He said he could have easily changed the orders. I HAD NOT REMEMBERED HIM!
It is a sad commentary about the lives that many Christians live. By that I mean that it is far too easy for us to operate in our own strength rather than asking the Lord for assistance. God never calls us to be supermen or superwomen. He much rather desires that we rely on Him for everything.
Think about the greatest trial you are facing at this moment. It may appear to be so large and imposing that you are sure that even God cannot deal with it. That, my dear friend, is ridiculous. The God who created the earth and everything in it is certainly able to do what seems impossible for us. It may not be in our timing (it seldom is), or in the manner that we think is best, but it is in His mighty hands and when we rest in Him, we can be sure that He will do it. Just remember Him!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing to others!
—Pastor Cecil