In Times of Trouble

In Times of Trouble

“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

Psalm 34:17 (NKJV)

Some days it seems like we’ve got more troubles than we can possibly handle. So we pray for God’s help and then tell him what to do about it.  We forget how big God is and that he doesn’t need our help.  We think we are the only one with troubles.  Our troubles seem to be so big, but there are troubles way bigger than we know.

I’ve been thinking about all the troubles around us and in the world as a whole and it certainly is too much for a person to handle.  I was reminded of many years ago of a musical called, “Music Man”, one of my favorites.  There was a song in it that sticks with me still, “Trouble, oh we got trouble, Right here in River City! Trouble with a capital “T”.  We can reword the one line to read “Right here in the world!”  Oh yes, Trouble with a capital “T”.

We all have personal Troubles and what would we do without God to help us through them? Now let us look at the world around us.  Things are so unsettling right in our own country. In all my years I have never seen an election such as I saw this year.  Regardless of the battle, once a new president is elected, he is then our president.  The Democrats are the poorest losers I have ever seen.  They may not like the outcome, but what can they do about it now. There were many who did not like Obama when he was elected, but you did not see all the protests and marches which were to no avail.

Obviously, there will be changes that some don’t agree on, but they will happen anyway.  We have left God Almighty out of the equation for way too long.  You can ignore God, or not believe he exists, but he is still there.  He sees what is happening and if you read the Bible, you’ll know he knows each rebellious heart.  I guarantee he knows the whole world is in Trouble with a capital “T”.  You will also know and accept this truth in the Bible in the book of Daniel 2:20, where Daniel says, “He removes kings and raises up kings”. Although in America, we call them leaders or presidents, it means the same. 

Last week I compared our country to the Israelites in Exodus and again today. In Numbers 16, it tells how some of the Israelites complained about Moses, whom God raised up to be the leader. Finally, God said, enough is enough and Trouble came to those who complained.  The ground split open and swallowed many of them and then a plague came and 14,700 Israelites died from it.  If you believe the Word of God and know that God put President Trump in place as leader to the United States, then I would quit complaining right now.

Many didn’t like Obama, but God put him in place for a reason.  President Trump is in place for a very good reason whether you like it or not.  We need to trust God that he knows what he’s doing because our country is in Trouble with a capital T.

Some of these troubles are: Jobs, US made things, Security for our land, Stop killing our babies, Racial agreements, Stop our National Debt from rising, Moral Judges in the Supreme Court, For Christians to once again be respected.  I didn’t even touch so many things here, but I do have a question?  Why don’t the Christians march and protest for equality for both Black and White?  Christian lives matter, too.  If they did, you wouldn’t see those people breaking windows and wrecking cars, or shooting someone.

When you see Trouble with a capital T, it’s time to do something about it.  Stand your ground for what you believe and if you don’t understand this, think back to the time you asked Jesus into your heart and take off your blinders.  He is the same Jesus you once professed your love for.  You’re the same person who once professed you would never commit murder, but when you convinced yourself that the baby growing inside of you wasn’t really a person, you forgot that promise. God didn’t forget your promise!

I have to wonder how a Bible believing Christian could vote for any person who believes abortion is the right thing to do.  You should be thanking God that Hillary Clinton didn’t become president.  What this president does remains to be seen, but he doesn’t believe in murdering the unborn.  I believe he is who God wants at this time.

It reminds me of the story of Esther in the Old Testament.  A Jewish girl became the wife of the King of Persia, King Ahasuerus, although no one knew other than her uncle that she was Jewish.  A plot to kill all Jews in the kingdom was being planned.  When her uncle Mordecai heard about it, he went to Esther and told her that she alone could save the lives of all the Jews.  Her uncle said to her, “Who knows but you were brought to this kingdom for such a time as this.”  Esther listened and with Gods help saved all the Jews in Persia.

Who knows but what our new president was put in leadership for such a time as this.  Don’t be afraid of our future; it is in God’s hand.  We may have Troubles with a capital “T”, but God is on our side.