Reckless Confidence

5/8/2020

Revelation 3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of My patience.”

Do I have so much devotion and confidence in my God that I will follow Him in any and every circumstance? Or do I hesitate because I am not fully abandoned to Him? I love this illustration by Chambers: “A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says—‘I cannot stand anymore.’ God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly.” Have you ever felt the strain before? I certainly have. I would venture to say we are all collectively feeling it during this odd period of time. We are all being stretched and strained in every way, and it is painful and exhausting, but God is working out His purpose. All we need to do is trust in Him and have patience. If I am devoted completely to Him, He will give me the strength to endure.

Over the past several days, our country has been having trust issues with many things. All you have to do is look on any social media platform, or watch the talking heads of cable news, to be overwhelmed with contradictions and conspiracy theories. People, unfortunately, are looking for answers in the wrong places; we may never know the truth of this pandemic’s origin, or what the cost to our world truly is or will be. The only truth that we can count on is God’s word. We must look to it first, and compare all the information that bombards us daily to its wisdom. Chambers’ words are so succinct: “Trust yourself in God’s hands.” Is it easy to keep hope alive and have faith during such a dark and confusing time? Certainly not if we are relying on our own strength. We must put our lives, and the lives of those we love, into our Savior’s hands, and trust His plan knowing fully that He is in control of all things.

Two more profound quotes form Chambers today are: “Faith is the heroic effort of your life; you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God,” and, “The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering.”

I will approach this time in our world with reckless confidence in God, which is honestly the safest thing I can do.