A little boy knelt by his bed to pray before he went to sleep. He prayed, “Dear God, please take care of my daddy and my mommy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and me. Oh, and please take care of yourself, God. If anything happens to you, we’re going to be in a huge mess!”
Aren’t you glad that we don’t have to worry about that? The Bible tells us in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change”.
Notice that last part. There is NO Variation, and not even a “shadow” of change. God is so perfect and wonderful that NOTHING changes with Him. All of the promises in His Word are true! They are guaranteed. He has NEVER failed once, and NEVER will.
When we buy a new car, they give us a warranty. And that warranty says the car will be fixed if anything covered in the warranty is broken before a certain time period. After that time period is up, nothing is guaranteed. If your car breaks then – you have to fix it. Well, with God there is NO time period. In Hebrews 13:8, we read, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
So, when He promises to supply all our needs, when He promises to guide and direct us, when He promises to protect us and watch over us – He means EXACTLY what He says. All we have to do is trust Him and obey Him.
There’s a song that the Cathedrals Quartet used to sing, and the chorus goes like this:
Jesus is right for whatever’s wrong in your life
Jesus is right for whatever’s wrong in your life
Just give Him a chance and Jesus will prove
That every promise He made is true
For Jesus is right for whatever’s wrong in your life
Jesus Christ is the answer for EVERY problem, decision, choice, need, and difficulty we face. There is NOTHING in this world that can compare! He ALONE can satisfy.
If you’re still struggling with giving God COMPLETE control of your life and leaving EVERYTHING to Him, remember He is ALWAYS faithful. This world has no “warranty”. In fact, this world could really care less about you or your life. ONLY GOD cared enough for you to send His Only Son Jesus Christ to die for you! His love is WITHOUT Limit!
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew,
like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:1-4)