Not Done Yet

Jul 18, 2016 | Faith

Each of us experiences moments where we feel like God has forgotten about it, or failed to show up in a time of need or desperation. When life doesn’t go the way we planned, our gut reaction is to blame God for not coming through. When we pray for God to save or protect us from something in life and it seems like He doesn’t, we instinctively withdraw and our faith suffers.

13700041_10153998064569145_4888678290995324281_nWe need to remember that God didn’t save Joseph FROM prison, He saved him IN prison. Just like He didn’t save Daniel FROM the lions’ den, He saved him IN the lions’ den. He didn’t save Shadrach, Mechach and Abednego FROM the furnace, He saved them IN the furnace. He didn’t save Jonah FROM the fish, He saved him IN the fish. He didn’t save Lazarus FROM the tomb, He saved him IN the tomb.

Many times God doesn’t save us from something, he saves us in something, so that when you come out on the other side, you say, “The only way this could’ve happened is that God showed up.”

 

ABOUT JIMMY

Jimmy McLoud is the Lead Pastor of First Christian Church in Canton, Ohio. His passion – and the vision of First Christian – is to share the good news that Jesus is for all people by helping them find hope, purpose, and a place to belong. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Solomon Foundation and as a Ministry Consultant for The Unstuck Group. Jimmy and his wife, Ashley, live in North Canton with their four kids: Braylon, Carter, Ellie, and Grace.