Houston… Peurto Rico… Las Vegas… Tragedies from nature and from sin.
We’ve all thought a lot about these events.
They remind us of the precarious balance of our lives. We can become imbalanced and lose it all in an instant. And that might seem scary.
I was reminded of Job’s words: “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him. “ (Job 13:15.)
All I need is Jesus.
Maybe that sounds simplistic to you. But maybe it is actually more realistic.
My Jesus is all I need. Sometimes He is not all that I want. Or even all that I THINK I need. But He is all that I need.
When the storms shatter… Jesus reminds me that HE moves the winds and the rain. And that while I do NOT understand the way He weathers, though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.
When big events, such as angry protests and crazed gunman overwhelm… He reminds me that He is more. And that while I do NOT understand the way He overcomes… though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.
When my failures are all my eyes and heart can see… Jesus reminds me that He succeeds. And that while I do NOT understand the way He sees and gives victory… though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.
When I am rejected, or ignored, or misunderstood… Jesus reminds me that He knows me. And that while I do NOT understand the way He moves men’s hearts… though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.
All I need is Jesus.