GOD IS FOR YOU
This I know, that God is for me.
Psalm 56:9b (ESV)
If I had a dollar for every time I spoke or thought the words I don’t know, I’d have quite a stash of cash.
There are so many situations and circumstances in life that don’t make sense to my limited brain that all I can do is sigh and confess, I just don’t know. The reality of being human is that we don’t know what will happen in the next hour, much less the next week, month or year. We won’t have the answer to every question thrown our way, and other people's actions will sometimes baffle us. But rather than letting what we don’t know discourage us and make us anxious, we can redirect it to the truth we do know.
I imagine King David felt the weight of many I don’t knows when he wrote Psalm 56. His enemies were twisting His words, scheming against him, and lurking around in hopes of taking his life, but rather than crumble under the pressure of the unknown, he affirmed what he did know. David knew that God had his back, relieved him from his fear, and provided comfort in his misery. In our unknowns, we can make this same declaration.
I don’t know what challenges a day will bring, but this I know: God is for me.
I don’t know how to solve that problem, but this I know: God is for me.
I don’t know why certain trials and troubles mark our lives, but this I know: God is for me.
When we know nothing else, we can rest assured that we have a God who loves us and is on our side. His greatest demonstration of that is the cross, and He has literally put His Spirit inside of us to be our Advocate, or Helper.
When we let our I don’t know redirect our focus to this I know, our uncertainty gets lost in the sufficiency of our all-powerful, all-knowing, always present, faithfully providing, fiercely protective, merciful and gracious God. We’ll never have all the answers, but we can take courage that we know the One who does and rejoice that He is for us.
APPLICATION: Each time you anxiously think or say I don’t know today, follow it up with, This I know: God is for me.
PRAYER: God, I confess that the things I don’t know or understand can cause me to worry. Assure my heart that You are for me and are sufficient for every situation I face. Amen.
“… Our Father in heaven…” Matthew 6:9b (NLT)
- What do You want to say to me today as my Father?
“… may Your name be kept holy.” Matthew 6:9c (NLT)
- What do You want to reveal to me about Your power today?
“May Your Kingdom come soon.” Matthew 6:10a (NLT)
- Help me make Your priorities my priorities today.
“Give us today the food we need,” Matthew 6:11 (NLT)
- Is there anything specific You want me to do with my time or the people I’m around today?
“and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us” Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
- Reveal to me anyone I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness.
“And don’t let us yield to temptation…” Matthew 6:13a (NLT)
- Is there anywhere I’m vulnerable to temptation?