Helped!

Helped!

Psalms 34:19 AMP

[19] Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, But the Lord rescues him from them all.

It would be appropriate to lay down the right standard, so that men can take note and vhalign their expectations accordingly. At no time and in no place did God ever promise a life free from pressure and hardship. In fact, just a few days ago, we considered the clear message of Jesus to the disciples, just before He went to the cross, that the world only has hardship and tribulation to offer. Due to the fall of man into sin, that should not be a surprise. You cannot rebel against God's express command and instruction, and expect that things will still work out well. It is also easy to be weighed down by all the pressure, and forget to consider the conclusion of all the bible references to hardships and troubles. 

Thank God that hardship and perplexing circumstances are not the final words, but the assurance of God's presence and help. Recall that when Jesus referred to the tribulation the world offers, He added the word of comfort, which is His eternal presence: 'be of good cheer; I have overcome the world'. In the verse above too, David could have been killed but he got helped and was saved from death. The fact that he had been anointed by God to be the next king did not stop him from going through some very difficult times. In fact, some of David's encounters would have killed other men, but he was a man who had the clear assurance of God's presence with him, and this impacted the way he praised God and related with men. 

The certainty of the anointing does not stop the certainty of tough times. Both are truths that will happen to a child of God, but the bigger, better and brighter truth is that the presence of God lasts longer than any other earthly experience a man can have. Hardships have expiry dates; perplexing circumstances do not last forever; they are in place until the mortal gives way to the immortal. God is eternal, and He delivers all who put their complete trust in Him. For both the righteous and the unrighteous, both will go through hardships. The man who will survive and thrive is the one with the Lord on his side. Keep an eye on the eternal; it will help you understand and endure the present. Do not let the temporary rob you of the joy of the eternal. God's time of favour is here.