Our Lord God, as revealed in the Person
of Jesus Christ, is both gracious and kind. His grace causes Him to come to the
aid of the weak. Our Lord innately cares and is concerned for the weak, though
this care is undeserved. There is no reason for Him to care for us. He is the
stronger coming to the aid of the weaker, but it is only at His own initiation.
He cares; He is compassionate; and He is involved in our lives and our world
though we don't deserve His care or concern. He gives it by His own gracious
action. We need to understand that compassion and grace are not what God does
but who God is. God cares for us with no ulterior motives, and we never can
repay Him.
Our Lord cares. He cares graciously and goes
beyond all expectations. When God puts compassion and graciousness together, He
reminds us that He cares for us extravagantly; and He does so knowing there is
no way we can repay
Him.
The enemy will cause us to question the care
of Jesus. When we leave the hospital after visiting someone on life support,
when we watch believers suffering miscarriages, when cancer strikes someone we
love, when drug abuse hits close to home, when divorce visits those in whom we
have invested, when those who have been the pillars of faith enter hospice care —
let us remember our Lord cares!
Some time ago I read a story about the Rev. W.
Stillman Martin. In 1904, in Lestershire, N.Y., the Rev. W. Stillman Martin, a
well-known Baptist evangelist, was invited to preach at a church some distance
from the Bible school. That Sunday morning, Mrs. Martin suddenly fell ill and
was confined to her bed, making it impossible for her to accompany her husband
to his preaching engagement. Mr. Martin seriously considered canceling his
speaking assignment, because he would have to be away for a considerably long
time. However, their young son spoke up and said,
"Father, don't you think that if God wants you to preach today, He will take
care of Mother while you are away?" Agreeing, Mr. Martin kept his preaching
appointment, and the service proved to be unusually blessed by God, with several
people professing Christ as Savior.
Returning later that evening, Mr. Martin found
his wife greatly improved in health. In fact, while he was gone she had been
engaged in preparing a new hymn text, inspired by the chance remark of their
young son earlier that day. That same evening, Stillman Martin composed the
music for his wife's words just as they still are sung
today.
Be not dismayed whate'er betide,
God will take care of you
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you,
Through every day, over all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you,
Through every day, over all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.
Our daughter Sunita is expecting
her baby this weekend in Washington. Please pray for her and the
baby.
Jesus is
Lord.
In
Him,
Brown
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