A couple of times when Angie and I lived in Texas we visited the spot where President John F Kennedy was assassinated. Each time we were met by peddlers of books, magazines and newspapers. All with photos of the event and stories of different conspiracy theories of who, how and why JFK was assassinated. Each theory sounded plausible. I mean was it a coincidence that the only suspect was, himself, assassinated shortly after being arrested? Hear is my favorite, during our last presidential campaign, with a slip of the tongue, why did John McCain call JFK's assassination a "intervention?" (Look the clip up on youtube) Why in the days leading up to this tragedy were the Secret Service Agents repeatedly told to back off of their normal post surrounding the Presidents motorcade?
No matter what your theory might be there is only ONE truth. Everything else can look good in writing, sound great and even resemble the truth. However, there is still only ONE truth.
As believer no matter what trials or circumstances life may bring we have to realize that there is only one truth. We need to be able to boldly proclaim that either God's Word is wholly true or our circumstances are. Both can't be true, if they don't line up.
I recently shared with a friend, whose family is going through the biggest trial of their life, a verse in Jonah. Imagine being Jonah. God has given you a command to go and prophesy over the Ninevites that they need to repent or perish. However, (thank you Veggie Tales) the Ninevites are fish slappers.
Out of fear Jonah jumps on a ship, hoping to run away from God and His command. You know the story: A great storm arises, they cast lots and find out it's because of Jonah and they throw him overboard. After he gets thrown overboard he is swallowed by a great fish.
In the belly of the fish, with certain doom looming, he declares "They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy." Jonah 2:8 Is it possible that Jonah had such confidence in God and the command he was given that he was saying, "Those that observe there circumstance above the promise and command of God (i.e. about to die in the belly of the fish) forsake their own mercy?" Well the outcome is clear. . . God used this experience to cause an entire nation of fish worshippers to repent. What a story it must have been for Jonah to explain how God saved him from the belly of the great fish.
Well if that is not enough to convince you how about these:
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Cor 1:20 -- We say the "SO BE IT"
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 - God does not change - He is not good one day and bad the next. He is always good.
And finally. . . . this one could be a blog on it's own. Abraham and Sarah, well past age to conceive children, believed god. "That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, "I have made you the father of many nations." This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing." Romans 4:17
All of us go through trials and tribulations. The difference is going to be how we handle them. Are they going to to overcome us or are we going to overcome them, by standing on the truth. . . . Which is God's Word. Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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