They said, ”The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.” (Num. 13:32)
Expanded Passage: Numbers 13:30-33
Have you ever noticed that we serve an all-powerful God on Sunday, but a weak one on Monday? When the worship music is beautiful and the singing is strong, it is easy to trust him. When the frustrations of life return with a vengeance, Sunday morning can feel like nothing more than escapism: a short reprieve into a fantasy world before coming back to harsh reality.
Worship, though, is not just singing or raising our hands. Worship is how we face the struggles knocking down our front door. Do we tremble in the presence of our trials, or do they tremble in the presence of our God? Do we greet our trials with a “why me?” attitude of defeat, or do we greet them as more than a conqueror in Christ?
Is this easier said than done? Of course! Why do you think so many Christians—yes, me included—go through difficult circumstances looking no different from our unbelieving neighbors? Yet, how do we not see the hypocrisy of believing in a God who defeated the grave but is unable to provide for us during our current situation? It is sobering to think of the “Promised Lands” that some of us have forfeited because we stopped believing the words spoken with the pealing of church bells on Sunday after the ringing of the alarm clock on Monday.
This week, make your first words of the day, “God will provide.”
Meg Christian lives in northern Virginia and volunteers in her church as a Sunday school teacher and worship team member. She attended Roberts Wesleyan University (NY).
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