Worry is Always Future

Worry is Always Future
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Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and cattle with thirst? (Exodus 17:3)

The children of Israel had only been in the wilderness a few days when they came to a place where there was no water to drink. They began to complain to Moses, blaming the situation on him. They also decided that they had God’s plan all figured out. God had brought them to this spot to kill them! Let’s examine the stupidity of this argument. The Israelites had been in captivity for four hundred years in Egypt. In spite of the oppression, their population continued to increase. When Moses returned to Egypt to deliver the children of Israel, God protected them from ten plagues and death while the Egyptians suffered and many died. God parted the Red Sea for them to travel across safely and even drowned the Egyptian army behind them. And God did all this to bring them to this one spot and kill them?

You have done the same thing. You have looked at your bills, your lack of food in the cupboard, and your overdue mortgage bill and cried, “I’m going to die right here!” Stop and think about what you have just said. God saved you many years ago, filled you with His Holy Spirit, healed your body, performed miracles for you and your family many times, and supplied all of your needs on more than one occasion. Has God done all of these wonderful things in your life to bring you to this spot and watch you die?

When facing a tragedy or trial, it is easy to lose sight of all of God’s blessings that have brought us to this point. Worry is always future. When you worry, you are saying that even though God has taken care of you every moment of every day, somehow tomorrow He will fail because His grace ran out today. Of course, this is blasphemous. The God Who has always taken care of you will not fail you tomorrow, next week, or next year. He will continue to walk with you and provide until Jesus comes. David said, “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread” (Psalm 37:25). Why wait until you are old to look at God’s faithfulness in hindsight. Look forward now in faith and expectancy knowing that God will continue to provide for you and will never fail.

The Ministry

Many do not have the assurance of a simple lesson like you have just read in this letter. They either have no church to attend or go to a church where the truth of God’s Word is foreign. This is why I am committed each week to bringing the truth to thousands of Christians who do not know of God’s provisions and have no hope for the future. Israel knew of God’s faithfulness, but did not believe it. Many we have contact with do not know of His faithfulness. They need to hear the simple message of God, “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” This understanding will take the fear out of the future and remove worry from their lives.

Your prayers and financial commitment are an absolute necessity to the success of this ministry bringing instruction into people’s lives. God has always and will always work through people. He does not drop money from heaven unless no one will obey Him. He wants to use faithful, dedicated people to supply the needs in the church. This way He can bless them back. Do you love people? Do you want to see their lives changed by God’s Word? So do I. If you have not already, please join me in prayer and financial support of this ministry. Your gift will change someone for eternity!

In His Love,
Bob Yandian