I could not guarantee
the man, “God will change your circumstances, your conditions, and the people
who trouble you.” I could say, and did, “God will take care of your heart
as you trust Him.”
“The LORD
is my strength and my shield; my
heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with
my song will I praise Him” (Psalm 28:7).
We rejoice when our Heavenly
Father delivers us from our
troubles. We may rejoice even more
when He delivers us in them. The Apostle Paul sought removal of a
thorn; he received a particular grace he never would have known had the source
of his pain been eliminated (II Corinthians 12:8-9). Furthermore, his story shines through
the ages to illuminate us in our own experiences of God sometimes giving
sufficient grace rather than salving of our wounds.
In our present existence, our
Father takes special care of that part of us “hid with Christ in God”
(Colossians 1:3). He takes care of
our hearts. The man I mentioned, a
trusting born again believer, will discover this in days to come more than ever
he has in the past. As he said to
me, “I am calm right now, and I don’t see how.” Sufficient grace is the answer, or more
accurately, abounding grace that assures us of the underlying theme we seek to
express in every devotional, sermon, lesson and opportunity to share with a
listening and needy heart. Namely,
no one has ever trusted in the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and been disappointed for doing so. And no one ever will. Yes, our Lord takes care of our
hearts.
“Thy faithfulness reacheth
unto the clouds.”
(Psalm 36:5)
“The name of the Lord is a
strong tower. The righteous runneth
into it and is safe.”
(Proverbs 18:10)
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