Isaiah 7:9b If you do not stand firm in your faith, you
will not stand at all.
This picture of mountains from our trip one time to the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina came to my mind when thinking about this verse this morning. They depict strength to me in their steadiness through years of varying weather and other natural phenomena. My faith in God, in His goodness, His righteousness, His
omnipotence … faith in all of that is what keeps me going even in times and
circumstances that are difficult. If I
do not believe God is in control and that He will help me through those times,
then I will falter. Faith is what
undergirds me. If my faith falters, I
will falter. That is probably a key
reason many people become bitter and even completely turn away from God. They begin to question God and His omnipotence
in all things and before they realize what is happening, they are no longer
standing in faith. I cannot face life
successfully, i.e., “standing”, if I do not stand in my faith that God is in
control. I want to have Smoky Mountain faith.
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