We were reminded this past Sunday that even though God said "Yes" to the three men in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3) that there are times when He says "No" (3:18). The phrase "but if not" is a reminder that sometimes we do have to go through the trial, the hardship, the testing. Sometimes God does not heal a marriage, heal a sickness, restore a relationship for reasons that we may not know. But one very important thing to remember is that God does walk with us through the trial to encourage and support us. Isaiah wrote, concerning God's presence through the times of suffering, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you..." (Isa 43:2a). So when an all wise, all loving, all powerful God says "No" to our petitions, He also promises to walk with us through that difficult time.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
When God Says No!
We were reminded this past Sunday that even though God said "Yes" to the three men in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3) that there are times when He says "No" (3:18). The phrase "but if not" is a reminder that sometimes we do have to go through the trial, the hardship, the testing. Sometimes God does not heal a marriage, heal a sickness, restore a relationship for reasons that we may not know. But one very important thing to remember is that God does walk with us through the trial to encourage and support us. Isaiah wrote, concerning God's presence through the times of suffering, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you..." (Isa 43:2a). So when an all wise, all loving, all powerful God says "No" to our petitions, He also promises to walk with us through that difficult time.
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