How do we know that God is at work?
Because the bible tells us so.
But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”John 5:17 NKJV
Sometimes it seems as if “God isn’t doing anything, as when Jesus delayed visiting Mary and Martha’s sick brother”, Lazarus (John 11:3-6). Or when Abraham waited 25 years between receiving the promise and when Isaac was actually born (Genesis 12:1-4; 21:1-7).
But “our Father has given us the Holy Spirit to help us recognize His presence and handiwork. But discerning God’s work also requires patience since the Lord operates according to His timetable, not ours.”
Jesus said“whatever things you ask when you pray,believe that you receive them,and you will have them.”Mark 11:24 NKJV
In between the time we pray for something and when we see the manifestation of it, we should trust in the Lord with all our heart (Proverbs 3:5). Why? Because:
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God never changes (Hebrews 13:8).
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His word is always true (Matthew 24:35).
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God is our helper, our light, our salvation, and the strength of our life (Psalms 27:1)
“When we recognize the ways in which God is operating, we will be encouraged and strengthened in our faith.”
Be encouraged. Jesus already took all death, sickness and disease in His body upon the cross and by His stripes we are healed and we are healthy (1 Peter 2:24). The coronavirus will be no different.
Note: Based on a devotional reading from InTouch Ministries.
