“Jesus answered and said unto him ,what I do thou knowest not now; but thou shall know hereafter”.
John 13:7
We don’t know what is wrong with our life, and what is our purpose in life. But this verse reminds us to trust in God. Now whatever we are going through, we may not understand it now, but one day we will.Our God knows everything. He is our everlasting God,our Saviour and our Father. The only thing we can control in our lives is our faith and our trust in the Lord. If we trust Him and His plan, for our lives, He will bring us everything we have dreamt of and more. It takes just patience, trust and faith. Worship Him in the waiting time and thank Him for the blessings that are coming.
Jesus performs the task of a lowly servant washing others feet. Jesus reassures everyone that this task will make more sense later. The disciples are more concerned with power(Luke 9:54”Lord do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them”),
Prestige (Mark9:34 “….They had argued about who was the greatest “.) and the thrill of Jesus coming to Jerusalem as King .(John 12:12,13).When they saw how much Jesus humbled Himself they understood the significance of foot washing.
In my life at the age of thirty to fifty years I often wondered why so much afflictions came one after the other like five surgeries for me and one heart surgery for my husband and it’s side effects like paralysis. But God gave me the patience to endure and remain faithful and expectant.Later in my sixties I came to know that God is drawing me near to Him as a chosen one.(Jeremiah 30:21).
Yes, the presence of God makes everything meaningful and fruitful. The absence of God makes everything meaningless —our knowledge, pleasures,treasures,strength etc.
So don’t doubt His perfect timing. We should hold on to His promise that all things work well for those who love Him. Whatever we are facing now, we should not give up, and instead ,we should just submit it all to God. Because one day we will then understand why we went through this. God is not unfair. He will remember everything we did for His kingdom, and He is also a loving God. He loves and cares for us. So trust God with our unknown future.
When we spent time in the presence of the Lord, we might not understand the importance now, but in due time, we would realise the meaning and receive the blessings. He will turn all our problems into a source of comfort, meaning, significance and blessing in our lives. Spending time daily in prayer and in meditating on His Word has a huge impact on our lives. We should treasure these times greatly because it gives us great strength and comfort in our lives.
Prayer
Our Heavenly Father thank you for allowing certain things to happen in our lives, help me to simply trust you in all things and enable me to pray” thy will, not mine, be done”.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen
Sol.Gigi Jacob