God's Glory Church

“Always rely on the Lord.” — Isaiah 26:4

One winter morning, when I opened the blinds, I saw a dense veil of fog – an extremely rare phenomenon in our area. Forecasters called it “frosty fog” and promised that it would last no more than an hour. “It’s impossible,” I told my husband, “there’s no outstretched hand in sight!” However, not even an hour had passed when the fog cleared and the sun shone brightly in the blue sky.

Standing by the window, I thought about how much I can trust when all I see in life is a fog. I asked my husband: “Do I always trust God, or only when I see something?”

When King Uzziah died and wicked rulers came to power in Judah, the prophet Isaiah asked a similar question: “Whom shall we trust?” God answered Isaiah with a vision so amazing that it convinced the prophet: God can be trusted in the present circumstances. And he began to glorify God: “You will keep the thought that rests on You in complete peace, because it puts its hope in You” (Is. 26:3). Then he added: “Always rely on the Lord, because in the Lord, in the Lord there is an eternal stronghold!” (v. 4).

When our minds are focused on God, we are able to trust Him even in dark and troubled times. Even if everything is dim in front of us now, we can trust God and be sure of His help.

When life seems vague and unclear, who or what do you rely on? How to redirect your attention from present problems to the eternal God?

Dear God, the world seems hazy and incomprehensible; help me focus on You, because only You can I trust.

Author: Patricia Raybon