In Christ, we are never forsaken, never left alone, and as we get older our vitamins begin to taste like horse feed. Yet, some days are still tough to face. We may wonder that we didn't run into one of God's vacation days. Doubts surface that we thought well conquered. We pray with the young father in Mark: I do believe, Lord, help my unbelief! But the feeling of doom persists when it should not. Beaten down and demoralized, we stand just where the devil wants all Christians.
What do we say or do when the Christian walk feels like we are carrying a small elephant? Where can we find help when the full armor of God seems made of tissue paper? We look at our Christian brothers but, alas, they too are falling under the attack of the enemy. Of course, you are answering the questions as they come. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! We must come in prayer to the Lord for our brothers and ourselves when the attack seems likely to beat us all into the dust. Jesus is unconquered and unconquerable. All of God's army may seem likely to fall, but Jesus stands, and in Christ we...all...stand! We are not alone; though we cannot see them, God's heavenly forces fight with us and for us at all times. You and I are stronger than we think, because we count only our strength and fail to account for the unmatchable power of our Lord Jesus.
Like the child who thinks that Christmas will never come at about this time of the year, we too suffer dark days during the darkening days just before winter begins. Jesus has not backed away from us to 'see how we do alone', nor has God taken a pre-Christmas break. We may need more prayer on days like this, but God is ready and waiting to hear from us! Get together with some brothers and sisters in Christ this morning and pray for one another.
Bucky
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