“And WE KNOW that ALL THINGS work together FOR GOOD to those WHO LOVE GOD, to those WHO ARE THE CALLED according to HIS purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
First look at this, “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we DO NOT KNOW what we should pray for as we ought, but THE SPIRIT HIMSELF MAKES INTERCESSION (huperentugchanō: to come between God and us to plead) FOR US with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26)
We must have CONFIDENCE AND KNOW that whatever situation we are in, God IS ALWAYS right there with us because “He will NEVER leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) and all things WILL ALWAYS work together for good to those, “who love God, to those who are the called…”
This true story illustrates what could happen if we give up and don’t, “WAIT on the LORD (Wait, qâvâh: to bind together like weaving a rope, become intimate); Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; WAIT, I say, on the LORD!” (Psalms 27:14)
Napoleon Hill (wrote the book, Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time.) told of a fellow named R. U. Darby, who got caught up in gold fever in the 1800s. His uncle, who had staked claim to a mine out West, persuaded him to raise money and join him. Darby raised funds among his friends and relatives for the needed machinery, then joined his uncle in the West. The two men had initial success, but then the mine dried up. They drilled deeper, but to their intense disappointment, they found nothing but rock and dirt. They finally decided the vein of gold had become worthless. So, they sold their equipment as junk and took the train back home, where they had to work hard to repay their creditors. But the man who bought the drilling rig decided to give it another try; the drills went back to work. Only THREE FEET from where the Darby’s had stopped drilling, the new owners found one of the RICHEST DEPOSITS OF GOLD ever discovered in that area.
SO, KEEP ON WAITING, KEEP ON TRUSTING AND DIG IN IN THE NEW YEAR! “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of PEACE and not of evil, to give you a FUTURE and a HOPE.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham