Isaiah 8:17 King James original version 1611: And I wil wait vpon the Lord that hideth his face from the house of Iacob, and I will looke for him.
Isaiah 8:17 NKJV And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Lela was dying of cancer, and her husband, Timothy, couldn’t understand why a loving God would let his wife suffer. She had served Him faithfully as a Bible teacher and mentor to many. “Why did You let this happen?” he cried. Yet Timothy continued to be faithful in his walk with God.
“So why do you still believe in God?” I asked him frankly. “What keeps you from turning away from Him?”
“Because of what has happened before,” Timothy replied. While he couldn’t “see” God now, he recalled the times when God had helped and protected him. These were signs that God was still there caring for his family. “I know the God I believe in will come through in His own way,” he said.
Timothy’s words echo Isaiah’s expression of trust in Isaiah 8:17. Even when he couldn’t feel God’s presence as his people braced for trouble from their enemies, he would “wait for the Lord.” He trusted in God because of the signs He’d given of His continuing presence (v. 18).
There are times when we might feel as if God isn’t with us in our troubles. That’s when we depend on what we can see of His works in our lives, in the past and present. They’re the visible reminder of an invisible God—a God who is always with us and will answer in His own time and way.
By Leslie Koh
Reflect and pray
Father, thank You for always being there for me. Give me the strength to trust in You even when I don’t understand what’s going on.
Raynette K. Weiss Ministries would like to give you encouragement and the chance to become a child of God.
If you want to be one of God’s children, all you have to do is look up and pray the following: Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, please forgive me, I repent. I give you my life, Come into my heart and give me the courage and boldness to change, and walk with you in the way you want me to. Amen.
Note: The meaning of the word repent.(feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin.)
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