In every trial, God offers not just an escape but the deeper gift of knowing him as the true deliverer.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And most every Christian I know longs for God to deliver them out of their painful circumstances. They want God to change things, fix or mend or solve things – just make it better! It’s part of our human nature to want that. But our spiritual nature craves something else – our spirit recognizes that God’s grace to sustain us through painful circumstances is stronger, mightier, and is much better than any deliverance out of those circumstances. That’s because God’s grace contains the full revelation of who he is, and all his holiness, all that tender compassion! So today, get a fresh revelation of how precious the grace of God can be in the midst of a trial. And please know that God may lead you through painful times, not so much to deliver you, but that you will know the deliverer. Not to heal you, but that you will know the healer.
© Joni and Friends