Jesus Will Not, Cannot

April 11

Is it possible to live a worry-free existence? Can we who believe in the One whose name is ‘above all names’ Ephesians 1:2, indeed so fully abide in the shelter of His wing that we will find ourselves in faith, believing—even if the circumstances we encounter are dire?

The Word says we can. When we are facing life’s most formidable enemy, death, even then can we walk in the power of the One whose promises are ‘yea and amen.’ In Psalm 23:4 it says, “Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil because YOU are with me…”

So is it easier to trust at the point of death than it is to trust in the challenges of life? The fact of the matter is that our God wants us to trust Him no matter what our challenges may be, for He is able to deliver us from adversity to temporal victory or to deliver us through adversity to His eternal reward. He wants us to rely totally upon His own provision for us rather than upon our temporal resources, for they shall ultimately fail.

Hebrews 13:5 says, “Keep yourselves from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’" Never. We can trust Him for all things. Whether we walk in health or fall to disease; whether we abound in wealth or reside in poverty; whether we enjoy the esteem of men or are ‘'persecuted for His name’s sake,'’ Luke 21:12, we need not rely upon our own insight, our own treasure, or our own power. Jesus will not, cannot, fail or forsake us.