We are assured that God will make everything that has happened, and may yet happen, to us work together for our good. . . . God will see us through. Let us never forget to trust Him.
Henry Halley
All Things
God’s Word says, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him” — Romans 8:28
My God, my God,
why have I forsaken you?
O Father, why do I
shed hope and faith in you
for futile fear and worry
whenever trouble comes?
“My son, my child,
trust in Me as Jesus would;
you’ll see these tiny troubles
work for your greater good.”
“My son, my child,
hope in Me as Jesus would;
you’ll see this temporary strife
become eternal life.”
“My child, I promise:
trust in Me and in my Son
and all things, you will see,
work to bring you home to Me.”
Devotional poem © 2016 Michael Himick. Used with permission.
In All Things God Works
God’s Word says, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him” — Romans 8:28
Beyond the Rain
We’ve been looking at John 14:1, and seeing that we should not let our hearts be troubled but should trust in Jesus. Here’s a devotional poem from Christ-follower Cecil Billingsley seeing the same. It’s called “Beyond the Rain.”
My emotions fall like rain.
Each drop, a bitter memory,
rolls gently off my mind
and soaks into my heart.
Soon the river rushes over
its ever-shifting banks
and floods my home.
I have no place to go.
The river bridge is out,
and peace is on the other side.
I know the sun still shines;
it’s these clouds that blind.
If I listen and trust, I can
hear the silence beyond the wind
and feel the peace beyond the pain
and see the sun beyond the rain.
Devotional poem © 2016 Cecil Billingsley. Used with permission.
This is Jesus’ cure for heart trouble — faith in God.
Henrietta Mears
Let us try to find the secret of Jesus’ optimism. The secret is written large across the pages of the Gospel. It was a secret too good to keep — he gave it to everybody who had ears to hear. It was an abiding confidence in God.
Charles Edward Jefferson
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