The Task & The Takeaway

I sit here staring at a blinking cursor.
The task: to some how sum up the completion of a 90 day journey that was spent reading from Genesis to Revelation.

There’s no way that I could sum up what this journey has meant to me in one blog post.
The good news is I’ve got plenty to write about going forward.

Reading God’s inspired Word…His love letter to us. I was reminded over and over again of His promises toward us.

Isaiah 54:17“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.

This verse promises that no weapon formed against the child of God will prosper.But that doesn’t mean the weapon won’t be formed against you. It actually let’s you know that there will be weapons formed against you.
Every accusation leveled at God’s servants will be refuted in the end. But that won’t stop accusations from coming. It assumes that they will.

As I thought about who God is and what He’s promised us it occurred to me:
God is our healer…but that doesn’t mean you’ll never battle sickness.
God is our comfort…but that doesn’t mean you’ll never contend with loneliness.
God is our provider….but that doesn’t exempt you from trials or tribulation.

David said the Lord was a shield (Psalm 3:3) for him.
And you don’t need a shield unless you’re under attack.

So here’s the takeaway…one of the many things that God taught me through this 90 day journey. The struggles that you’re facing don’t disprove God’s promises. They’re the very reason He made the promises to begin with.