We have trials in this life. What is being tested, but our faith? At the end of a long trial it is not all my “right and wrong” which God reviews with me, but what I believed about Him. Satan discounted God’s word and His character from the beginning, in the Garden of Eden. God is looking for me to affirm Who He is. God knows . . . but do I?
Throughout my trail satan accuses me as coming up short of goodness. Lessons in our churches support the idea that bad things happen to bad people. Therefore I am set on a course of improvement so that the blessings of God will come to me once again. What a startling surprise it is to find at the end of my trial that God actually had compassion on me during my trial, knew my flesh would act up wretchedly, and yet that my soul and everything within me would cry out for Him.
Seeking God for good, even for mercy, affirms that He is a good and merciful God, born of love and full of compassion towards us. Job said “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.” (Job 13:15) If our faith is going to be tried by fire, we need to trust and have hope in God’s purposes. Every man God purposes to serve Him He also prepares through fiery trials.
We look on the outward behavior as evidence that our lack of goodness brought on our unfavorable circumstances. Not so God. He looks on our heart and sees His dwelling place within us. He builds our faith up, testing and purifying it so that we can be glorified, and live with God forever. Amen.
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