The corner has been turned and we really have no idea what to expect ahead of us. The long-awaited year of 2021 could either bring us a step closer to the happy place of “what used to be,” or hurl us further into a dark world of uncertainty. Who knows!?
So, what will we do? I suppose, as those who are children of God, we must do what’s been done since humanity began – look to God, who never changes.
Continue to trust in the One you first trusted. The same God you trusted with your eternal salvation – years, decades, or days ago – is the same God you can trust this very day, in the middle of a global pandemic.
He will guide us through His word and by His Spirit – we have to quiet our souls and listen.
He will provide steadiness and peace when circumstances are raging – we have to keep our focus on the One who is steadfast and unmovable. Not the waves. Not the storm.
He is our hope when the world and even our own minds demand that there is none – we have to rest in His promises. He feeds the sparrow. He clothes the lily with beauty. How much more will He care for you?
Here’s a snapshot of reality in 2021: Your job is uncertain. Your health is uncertain. Gathering with those you love – family, friends, church – is uncertain. Odds of going into a restaurant or grocery store without a mask is uncertain. A return to your life as you once knew it is uncertain. Your next breath? Yep. Uncertain.
So, why on earth would we not reach up and desperately grab hold of the God who is the very essence of certainty? I imagine something like that quickly passed through Peter’s mind as he dropped below the waves while the Master of H2O, hand extended, stood still.
Jesus, help us know how to keep our eyes on You and off the storm. Help us trust and hope in You as we plunge headlong into this year. Guide us through an onslaught of doubt and worry, and bring us to the other side of it, stronger than we’ve ever been. Give us such heavenly peace that those around us notice it, and wonder, “How?”
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