July 6, 2021

“The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” —Job 1:21

I love you, My child! I love that your faith in Me remains, despite your ongoing trial. I know it’s hard, but please be patient in your affliction. Remain faithful in Me. I will provide when the time is right. You remind Me of many of My children that I recorded in My Word. Take Job for example. He lost everything and he still remained faithful. Throughout his ordeal, I gave no indication that his trials would end, let alone get better. And while he was frustrated, hopeless and in agony, he participated with Me by constantly & honestly talking to Me. He had every worldly reason to lose faith and no longer talk to Me. But he didn’t. In the end, I restored and provided what Job lost and then some. Or how about Moses? He and My people were up against insurmountable challenges in the wilderness. Remember when the Egyptian army was in pursuit of them? They got stuck at the Red Sea. All seemed lost & hopeless. But Moses participated with Me as we did what seemed impossible—divide the Red Sea. He had faith in Me and I provided a way out. Or how about when I tested Abraham’s faith with Isaac’s sacrifice. Abraham participated by willing to go through with it, even though he preferred not to; and I provided a ram in the place of Isaac. And how about David? I provided just a few stones and David participated by going out there as the heavy underdog and defeated the giant Goliath. Job, Moses, Abraham and David all had faith in Me first & foremost. They knew that the battle or trial they were enduring belonged to Me. And all participated with Me because they trusted the results to Me. This is how faith grows. My child, things seem bleak for you right now. Your trial is difficult. But please continue to have faith in Me. Participate when I tell you. I will provide. Okay? Your battle, your trial is really mine. I love you!

“Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.”—Exodus 14:15-16

“Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide.” —Genesis 22:13-14

“for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” —1 Samuel 17:47