In good times and bad

God is called by many names. He is the Lord our Healer, our Provider, our Banner and our Righteousness. He also promised to be our Deliverer. In this troubled world, that may well be what we need Him to be most often. But there are many believers who never wxperience God's mighty delivering power, because instead of walking closely with Him day by day, they wait until danger strikes and then they call on Him. That just doesn't work. If you want God to rescue you in the bad times, you must fellowship with Him in the good times. Why? Because God respons to faith in Him at all times. Our faith, not our need, is what causes Him to act on our behalf. We will never be able to develop that kind of faith, and trust and confidence in Him if we do not spend time with Him in prayer and reading His Word. Reading His Word the Bible and praying  that is how you get to know Him.
In First John 3:20-22 it tells us that we will have confidence toward God when we do the the things that are pleasing in His sight. If we only serve God half heartedly, then we will not have confidence in Him to believe in Him to deliver us from trouble. When danger surrounds us, instead of being filled with faith, we will find ourselves paralyzed with fear. Get to know God through His word so you can call on Him in your time of need. God cares for you and He loves you. If you have tried everything else and it has failed you, I ask you to try Jesus God's Son. Read the Bible and see just what Jesus can and will do for you if you only believe.

God Bless untill next time.