God With Us

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23.

When Daniel was in the lion’s den, God was with him.

When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were in the fiery furnace, God was with them.

It would have been perfectly easy for God to immediately transport these saints out of their difficulties, but no, He chose instead to be with them right in their trials.

God chose to reveal His power through the trials instead of exercising His power to remove them.

Trials and difficulties are simply a part of life and quite honestly, it appears that the longer we walk with the Lord the bigger these trials become.

But how do we react when our faith is challenged by these adversities?

James 1:2 says to count it all joy!

What could possibly be joyful about difficult situations? Painful, yes, but joy!!!

Yet, we can find joy in knowing, and even sensing that God is with us in the midst of our problems and trials.

He did promise never to leave or forsake us.

We all have this decision: either to complain because of the trials we’re enduring…or to prayerfully lift our souls before him. Psalm 25:1. …and rejoice in the midst of our troubles, knowing, believing, and even feeling, that God is with us, now…always…all the way!