Mar 12 - "How can we forget?"

"If you say to yourself, 'These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?', do not be afraid of them. Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharoah and to all Egypt, the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out." --- Deuteronomy 7: 17-26
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What are you struggling with? Do you have an issue which has been persistently troubling you for the last day...week...month...year?

Your problem may or may not be as big as the challenge faced by Moses and his people who were held in captivity in Egypt, but to you, it may seem just as daunting because you are living in the midst of it. During this time, you have probably tried all sorts of ways to resolve the issue, trying to work through it and bring it to closure. But, brothers and sisters, have you prayed for God to help? Have you put your need before Him and sincerely asked for His mighty hand to save?

You may say, "I have been praying...I have been asking for help, but help has not come!" But, don't forget that God works in mysterious ways. The simple act of offering up your problem to God in prayer may also help you to realize that the problem is not a big as you thought...or that there is a deeper problem at hand which, when resolved, will take the current problem away. The process of prayer and supplication to God sometimes allows the problem to "work itself out". Is that a coincidence, or is it God's hand at work?

It is amazing to me how forgetful we are, this human species. We can look to the Bible and see wonders and miracles abounding. Not a week goes by that, somewhere in the news, we don't hear about the person who was thought lost, but was found; the family whose house was destroyed by fire or storm, but somehow they were saved. I am sure that in the aftermath of the horrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan this week, we will hear wonderful stories of rescue and healing.

All of these things we are witness to, and yet we forget that if we merely offer our problems in prayer to God, He will deliver. Sometimes, the answer to our prayers come in a way we don't expect, but the solution, in accordance with His will and plan for each of us, will most certainly come.

So, don't forget...God can help. Put your troubles in His hands. Remember all that He has done, all of the amazing works and wonders He has delivered for us over time. Pray for His help in the knowledge that there is nothing beyond His power to resolve and that by putting our troubles in His hands we bring ourselves in line with His will and allow Him to show His love for each of us.