Lesson from a TV Show

Not to long ago I was watching an old television show. I came in at the middle of it, but I caught enough to get the story line. There was a father who was upset with his son because he thought the boy was telling a lie that he just would not admit to. The boy was actually telling the truth, but his story seemed so far-fetched that his father just did not believe him. Finally, after having a talk with his son and looking into his honest and truthful eyes, the father began to believe his son's story not because it seemed rational or realistic, but because he knew the character of his son. In the end he found out his son was right all along and that he was telling the truth.

After watching this, it suddenly struck me that sometimes we are like that father and the Lord is like that son. The Lord gives us a promise that is true and sure, but maybe due to circumstances or feelings, we just do not see how what the Lord has said could be true and we doubt Him. However it is at these times when God's promises seem unrealistic and impossible that we need to fix our eyes on who we know our God to be. The Bible says over and over that God is faithful to His word. 1 Samuel 15:29; Romans 4:20-21; Lamentations 3:22-23,25; Psalm 36:5; Psalm 37:5 - all these are just a few passages from Scripture that confirm God's faithfulness.

So be like that father who looked past what seemed believable and looked to the character of his son. Our God is a merciful and faithful God. When we choose to trust in Him we will find, just as the father did with his son, that the Lord was speaking truth all along.