Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. Hebrews 10:35
Rumours had leaked out that the primary product for a major engineering company was badly flawed, and that the flaw would lead to the company’s collapse. Many of the senior people in the company quietly left to seek employment elsewhere, and so did many of the less senior employees. After several frantic days of trying to halt the exodus, the company president strolled through the almost deserted office looking for somebody to discuss the issue with. Off in one corner, he found a young junior manager diligently working at his desk. The young man gave the president a warm smile of greeting. ‘Why haven’t you left, too?’ asked the president. ‘No reason to leave,’ the young man replied. ‘Our product is good, and everything is going to be just fine’. Cheered by the young man’s confidence, the president returned to his own desk and got back to work. Everything turned out as the young man had said, and the company returned to profitability and credibility. The young manager was promoted to vice-president. His confidence serves as a little reminder to us today to maintain our confidence in the God who holds the future.
It’s easy to get discouraged and doubtful when we see the moral collapse all around us, when we see evil prevail, when we see decency and godliness ridiculed and rejected, when we see sinfulness applauded. But God’s Word has not changed one bit. We can maintain our confidence in the one who has called us not only to salvation but also to godly living.
It’s easy to be discouraged and doubtful when we see the collapse of good institutions, and see the rising destructive spectres of satanic forces such as Islam and global warming (now climate change) doctrines march across our globe. But God is still on the throne, and He will never abdicate! We can have full confidence in His agenda, even though we may wonder at its timing.
God’s Word is sure, its promises unbreakable. Have full confidence in those promises. The reward is also sure. – Jim MacIntosh