Do we ever wonder why our prayers don't seem to be answered? I do. As someone with a twenty year history of migraines and other various difficulties, I pray for relief frequently. And I pray for relief from struggles for other people all the time. It often seems that our prayers aren't answered. The Psalmist does the same in today's reading. It seems that God has forsaken his people. I know it must have seemed the same way to Joseph when he was sold into slavery and later imprisoned. it must have seemed the same way to the disciples who were told that whatever they prayed for God would give them, but who then saw the Lord and teacher taken away and killed.
We need to remember in all this that God answers our prayers according to his good will and in his good timing. Some of our prayers for healing will be answered in the final day when by faith we are partakers of the resurrection of Christ. Some of our prayers for healing will be answered today. Regardless of the timing, we are told in the Scripture that our Lord is good and his favor is upon his people. No harm will come to us, no matter what kind of trials we are enduring today. Let us look to our Lord in hope.
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogspot.com
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogspot.com
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