I have been living as a diabetic for several years. I have regular medical appointments that monitor the situation. Drug therapies are tweaked, blood sugars are analysed, vital organs are checked, and advice is given about diet, exercise, and life choices.
If a stranger suggested that I regularly take some unknown orange pills, I would be very hesitant. More than that – I would refuse. However, my doctor provides me with some strange orange pills and I have no hesitation in taking them daily.
The difference is not just the pills, it’s the intention, purpose and trustworthiness of the person who gives them to me. I know that my doctor’s intentions are good, I know that he knows me and my condition, and I know that he desires my health and wellbeing.
In order to trust and accept someone’s instructions, it’s essential that we trust that they want what is best for us.
It makes sense that the One who creates, redeems, and sustains us knows what is best for us.
We believe in, and hope in, our God who knows the full truth about our condition and knows the remedies that are required to bring us to wholeness.
God diagnoses our rebellion and renews our heart which is reprogrammed to love and hope in Him.
Our hope is in the only One who has the power, and the will, to transform us into the likeness of His Son.
Strong hope indeed.
Blessings
Brian