But God's Word is what keeps giving me hope and peace. I've been thinking about some of the crises in the Bible.
*The Israelites trapped at the Red Sea with the Egyptians chasing after them. What happened? God opened up the Red Sea for them and drowned all their enemies.
*The Israelites with no food and water in the desert. God rained down food from heaven and made water come pouring out of a rock.
*The Israelites at the Jordan River. God made a path through the river so they could cross on dry ground.
*The Israelites at Jericho. The walls fall down flat when the Israelites marched around.
*The Israelites and the giant Goliath. God used a little shepherd boy to kill him with a stone and slingshot.
*What about the widow whose sons were going to be taken because of their debt? God made it so her jar of oil was enough to fill a whole lot of jars, which she was able to sell and pay off their debt.
These are a few of the many crises in the Bible. They all have something in common. God's solution to the crisis is not logical or what we would expect! Who ever heard of walls falling down when you march around them? Who would pick a little boy with a stone and a slingshot to fight a battle with a giant? Who would expect food to fall out of the sky?
These stories remind me that God's ways are so much higher than ours and there is no situation too difficult for Him. It's nothing for Him to rain food from Heaven or to provide water in a desert. No giant is too big or too strong for Him. He can use us no matter how incapable we are. He can provide for us in any way He chooses. No crisis is too big for Him.
When we can't see the solution to a problem or the future seems dark, it's very easy to doubt. But the stories of what God has done in the past can give us faith and hope for the future.
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