In calling us to His purpose, Christians holdfast to faith that if God brings us to it, He will bring us through it. However, if the world brings us to it, what then? Maybe when the world, or ourselves, bring us into unwanted times and trials, we most need to know (and deeply believe) that God shows up and brings us through all. God does not appear as saving grace, an anchor in the storm or our undefeatable force only when He has steered the course. God is a Father to all prodigal sons, and He is chasing after each of us when our course is lost — either because we abandoned our compass or the world led us astray.
“Then Jesus told them this parable: ‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home’.” Luke 15: 3-6 (NIV)
Both you and I know we are God’s sheep. We just need to also remain cognizant that if and whenever we are facing any sense of feeling wayward, unredeemed or overpowered by challenges, God will search, find and bring us through any and everything we are facing.
So much of our lives today is not from God or of God; but God’s presence never abandons us. His power never runs out, and His arms forever carry us and bring us through all adversity, no matter who, what or where is out to destroy us.
“I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down My life for the sheep.” John 10: 14-15 (NIV)
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 