He's Got This

⁴ For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; ⁵ and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; ⁶ and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; ⁷ and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked ⁸ (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— ⁹ then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, ¹⁰ and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, ¹¹ whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. – 2 Peter 2:4-11

God has spoken to me over and over saying, “I’ve got this.”  He has assured me then reassured me in devotions and by bringing specific passages from His Word to me at times when it was completely evident it was more than random chance.  “Chris, quit tormenting yourself, stop worrying, let it go.  I’ve got this.” 

“Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” (Mt 8:26)  “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Mt 14:31)  “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves?” (Mt 16:8)  Jesus spoke these things to his disciples, the same disciples who were the first to receive the Spirit of God and who would cast out demons, heal the lame, cause the blind to see, and begin the ministry of all that we know as Christian. 

And today, a much weaker vessel is given the same message, “O you of little faith.”  My conversation is something like this:  “Do you believe it is too much for Me?”  “No.”  “Do you think that I do not love?”  “No.”  “Do you think I will not work to present the truth to the hearts of everyone?”  “No.”  “Then, why are you fearful, why do you doubt, why do you reason to yourself?  Have faith in Me!”

O me of little faith, how much longer must God endure me!  There are times when we know God has it, but we can’t see it.  We don’t hear it or taste it.  We can’t feel it.  All our senses about it are inaccurate and wrong.  We have to have faith.  We must swallow it down like medicine if we can’t get it down any other way, but we must get that belief into our hearts and accept it.

Faith is a multifaceted jewel.  Although it has a single subject of incalculable value and beauty, it has many faces.  While one face might be putting everything into God’s hands and knowing God must work or nothing will happen and all is lost.  Another is trusting Him on His Word.  One is desperate (maybe both are).  But the other is purposeful.  I WILL back up and let Him work.  I WILL accept His grasp of this burden and let it go.  I WILL be free as He leads me to it.  I WILL believe.