The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing. –
Zephaniah 3:17
Trusting God to see you and love you, meet your physical needs and save your soul in eternity requires a leap of faith. Many popular theologies today include bits of self-sufficiency in a hybrid message of God helping those already helping themselves. But Almighty God is strong enough to rescue the most unlovely, least likely, and seemingly least deserving person you know.
A faith that pleases God means you take your hands off the wheel and acknowledge His presence in your everyday life, regardless of how difficult your circumstances may be. When you believe in His strength rather than your own, He will bless you with peace, gladness, and wonder.
Jesus tells a story about a son who squandered every good thing in his life. He wallowed in the foulest mire, embracing a sin-filled life. Yet, the father watched for him daily, anxious to answer his request for help, hoping to place the family ring on his finger and welcome him home (Luke 15:11-24). Is that the Father you are trusting today? Or does your God expect you to strive for your own solutions, winking at your shortcomings and ignoring your addiction to sin? Those are two very different versions of grace!
Embrace God’s mighty salvation through the blood of His Son, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). Pray that God’s strength would be preached in fullness across America this year.
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