God's Glory Church

“I will be in trouble with him.” — Psalm 90:15

The sound of the drill scared the five-year-old Sarah. She jumped out of the dental chair and refused to go back. Then the dentist said to her father: “Please sit in the chair.” Jason thought he wanted to show his daughter how easy it was. But then the doctor turned to the girl and said: “Now sit on daddy’s lap.” When her father held her close, Sarah completely relaxed and the dentist was able to continue working.

Jason learned a wonderful lesson that day about the comforting presence of Heavenly Father. “Sometimes God chooses not to take on Himself what we have to go through,” said Jason. “But the Lord showed me, ‘I will be with you.'”

Psalm 90 speaks of God’s comforting presence and strength to help us overcome our trials. The realization that we can rest in His strong arms gives us great confidence, as does God’s promise to those who love Him: “If he calls to Me, I will answer him, I will be with him in adversity” (v. 15).

There are many inevitable challenges and trials in life, and we have to go through pain and suffering. However, in God’s comforting arms, we can endure our crises and life circumstances and allow Him to strengthen our faith through it.

What trials are you going through now? How to remind ourselves that God is always with us?

Merciful Father, thank you for your comforting presence in my circumstances. Please help me get through them, knowing that You are always with me.

Author: Leslie Koh