God Quickens Us

 "Thou, who hast showed its many and sore troubles, wilt quicken us again" (Ps. 71:20, RV).

God shows us the troubles. Sometimes, as this part of our education is being carried forward, we have to descend into "the lower parts of the earth," pass through subterranean passages, lie buried amongst the dead, but never for a moment is the cord of fellowship and union between God and us strained to breaking; and from the depths God will bring us again.

Never doubt God! Never say that He has forsaken or forgotten. Never think that He is unsympathetic. He will quicken again. There is always a smooth piece in every skein, however tangled. The longest day at last rings out the evensong. The winter snow lies long, but it goes at last.

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Be steadfast; your labor is not in vain. God turns again, and comforts. And when He does, the heart which had forgotten its Psalmody breaks out in jubilant song, as does the Psalmist: "I will thank thee, I will harp unto thee, my lips shall sing aloud." --Selected

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Peter forewarned us of the fiery trials that would come to test the genuineness of our faith. Paul told us to glory in our tribulation for it would culminate in a fulfilled hope. James advised that we should count it all joy when we fall into various trial because the process would produce that which was lacking.

No, God has not forgotten about you. He is not calloused to the heartache and disappointment that you are experiencing. As the darkness threatens to choke the very life out of you, God is working in the undercurrents of your struggle to develop you. You may be gasping for air, but soon God will breathe life into your situation.

Though you can't sense Him at the moment, He is there. Though you can't feel Him, He is holding you. Though you seem lost, He is quietly, but firmly guiding your steps. You are not alone because He has promised to never leave you nor forsake you.

I know what it feels like to drench your pillow with tears. I can relate to the pain you feel late in the night when no one knows what you are going through but you; but oh, there is another that knows. His name is Jesus. He is keenly cognizant of your pain. He is not unaware of the enigmatic issues that confront you incessantly. He has promised to hold you and I tell you that there is nothing like being caressed by the Master.

So, know that your moment of quickening, that time when God breathes life into what most thought was dead, is coming. You are approaching a moment in which your pain will be replaced with power, you heartache will be supplanted by healing, your disappointment will be reshaped into destiny fulfilled. Hold on just a little while longer. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace