Speaker: Pastor Daniel Cheung
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One day when you look back, you will see something beautiful.
One day when you look back on the storms you are walking through today, or that you journeyed through yesterday, you will see that God has always been faithful. You will see that the testing of your faith has produced perseverance (James 1:3), and you will have experienced deeply and personally the faithfulness of He who began a good work in you and will carry it on to completion (Philippians 1:6).
Following Jesus does not mean an easy, storm-free life. Obedience to God does not mean a life without difficulty (and difficulty does not necessarily mean you have been disobedient or have missed God’s will for your life). But, what our God does promise us is that He will always be with us - in storms, in waiting, in uncertainty.
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
Following Him is like following the guidance of a lighthouse in a storm. While its beam does not show us the whole journey, it reveals where the dangers are and leads us to the next step. A lighthouse does not make the darkness disappear, but it shines in the darkness - ever present with us.
The storm is real; Jesus is also real! As we are guided by the light that is His Word (no Bible, no breakfast!), and share our burdens with one another (don’t walk alone), walking with Jesus through the storms of life deepens our trust in Him. Continue fixing your eyes on Him. Be patient.
Whatever storm you are facing, or whatever storms may come - remember:
Don’t measure God’s faithfulness by the weather of your circumstances.
You cannot choose your circumstances or the storms you go through, but you can choose to hold onto the One who has power over the storm. The storm has no final word.
And when you look back, you will see something beautiful - your testimony forged in the storm.