Three Days

Charlie 1 A young woman had been praying for a man of God for years. She had cried out, “God do you not care?” Not seeing any positive movement via the dating site she had joined, she decided to close her account. Three days later she received a message from an interested man. Love blossomed.

A man was asked by God to go to a certain village to evangelize. The man didn’t do it. Instead, he went the other way, and boarded a ship. After setting sail, the ship encountered some very bad weather. Before going down, the superstitious men on board decided their trouble was due to one man. They threw him overboard where a great fish swallowed him up. Three days later, the fish vomited the man out. He then decided to be obedient and go where God had commanded in the first place.

After Jesus drew his last breathe on the cross, his followers thought it was over. They recalled his acts of love, and his stories that inspired, but he was gone. For three days, all hope was lost, until Jesus was resurrected. He overcame the darkness and once again, Light filled the earth!

What is it, about three days of darkness? Is it a test to see if your faith will hang on? Does it take at least that long for your will to line up with God’s? How many days has it been for you? What have you been calling out to God for? Is your hope lost? Are you thinking, “What’s the use” or perhaps you are thinking, “Well, it was nice while it lasted.”

As long as you are alive, hope exist! Why does God allow certain things to happen in ways we might call cruel and unusual, I don’t know. But I do know this, God is still and will forever be on the throne controlling things especially for those who submit their lives to him.

Remember this: I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out–plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. (Jer 29:11 MSG)