When Healing is Delayed, His Presence is Not
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Thought:
At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus healed one man, but not everyone there was healed in that moment. That is hard for us. We know Jesus can heal. We know He can deliver. Yet there are times when healing does not come quickly, when the answer seems delayed, and when the burden or struggle remains with us.
The truth we must hold is this. A delayed miracle does not mean an absent Savior. When God does not remove the pain right away, it does not mean He has stopped loving us. Sometimes His answer is immediate healing. Sometimes His answer is daily strength to walk through the trial. Sometimes He delivers us from the fire. Sometimes He walks with us in the fire.
Psalm 46:1 reminds us that God is “a very present help in trouble.” Notice it does not say He is only a help when trouble is happening, or when it's gone. It says He is present in the trouble. The Christ who heals is also the Christ who holds. The Christ who raises the dead is also the Christ who sits with us in our waiting and our weakness.
If your prayer has not yet been answered the way you hoped, do not think that God has turned away. Make sure that you are praying according to His will and not your desires. His presence remains, even in the unanswered place. He is close to the brokenhearted. He has not left you alone with your pain.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You that You are my refuge and strength, and that You are a very present help in all of my trouble. When I do not see the answer I want, help me to trust that You are still with me. Give me grace when healing is delayed and strength for each day of waiting. Teach me to rest in Your presence, not just in Your miracles. In Jesus name, Amen.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Thought:
At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus healed one man, but not everyone there was healed in that moment. That is hard for us. We know Jesus can heal. We know He can deliver. Yet there are times when healing does not come quickly, when the answer seems delayed, and when the burden or struggle remains with us.
The truth we must hold is this. A delayed miracle does not mean an absent Savior. When God does not remove the pain right away, it does not mean He has stopped loving us. Sometimes His answer is immediate healing. Sometimes His answer is daily strength to walk through the trial. Sometimes He delivers us from the fire. Sometimes He walks with us in the fire.
Psalm 46:1 reminds us that God is “a very present help in trouble.” Notice it does not say He is only a help when trouble is happening, or when it's gone. It says He is present in the trouble. The Christ who heals is also the Christ who holds. The Christ who raises the dead is also the Christ who sits with us in our waiting and our weakness.
If your prayer has not yet been answered the way you hoped, do not think that God has turned away. Make sure that you are praying according to His will and not your desires. His presence remains, even in the unanswered place. He is close to the brokenhearted. He has not left you alone with your pain.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You that You are my refuge and strength, and that You are a very present help in all of my trouble. When I do not see the answer I want, help me to trust that You are still with me. Give me grace when healing is delayed and strength for each day of waiting. Teach me to rest in Your presence, not just in Your miracles. In Jesus name, Amen.
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