There are times in spiritual life when there is confusion, and it is no way out to say that there ought not to be confusion. It is not a question of right and wrong, but a question of God taking you by a way which in the meantime you do not under stand, and it is only by going through the confusion that you will get at what God wants.
The Shrouding of His Friendship. Luke
11:5-8. Jesus gave the illustration of the man who looked as if he did not care
for his friend, and He said that that is how the Heavenly Father will appear to
you at times. You will think He is an unkind friend, but remember He is not;
the time will come when everything will be explained. There is a cloud on the
friendship of the heart, and often even love itself has to wait in pain and
tears for the blessing of fuller communion. When God looks completely shrouded,
will you hang on in confidence in Him?
The Shadow on His Fatherhood. Luke
11:11-13. Jesus says there are times when your Father will appear as if He were
an unnatural father, as if He were callous and indifferent, but remember He is
not; I have told you - "Everyone that asketh receiveth." If there is
a shadow on the face of the Father just now, hang onto it that He will
ultimately give His clear revealing and justify Himself in all that He
permitted.
The Strangeness of His Faithfulness. Luke
18:1-8. "When the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the
earth?" Will He find the faith which banks on Him in spite of the
confusion? Stand off in faith believing that what Jesus said is true, though in
the meantime you do not under stand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at
stake than the particular things you ask.
By Oswald Chambers
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