BY SPIRITUAL CONFUSION

     Ye know not what ye ask.
— Matthew 20:22

There are times in spiritual life when there is confusion, and it is
no way out to say that there ought not to be confusion. It is not a
question of right and wrong, but a question of God taking you by a
way which in the meantime you do not under stand, and it is only by
going through the confusion that you will get at what God wants.

The Shrouding of His Friendship. Luke 11:5-8. Jesus gave the
illustration of the man who looked as if he did not care for his
friend, and He said that that is how the Heavenly Father will appear
to you at times. You will think He is an unkind friend, but remember
He is not; the time will come when everything will be explained.
There is a cloud on the friendship of the heart, and often even love
itself has to wait in pain and tears for the blessing of fuller
communion. When God looks completely shrouded, will you hang on in
confidence in Him?

The Shadow on His Fatherhood. Luke 11:11-13. Jesus says there are
times when your Father will appear as if He were an unnatural father,
as if He were callous and indifferent, but remember He is not; I have
told you – “Everyone that asketh receiveth.” If there is a shadow on
the face of the Father just now, hang onto it that He will ultimately
give His clear revealing and justify Himself in all that He
permitted.

The Strangeness of His Faithfulness. Luke 18:1-8. “When the Son of
Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?” Will He find the faith
which banks on Him in spite of the confusion? Stand off in faith
believing that what Jesus said is true, though in the meantime you do
not under stand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at stake than
the particular things you ask.

On this day…

• 2 Chronicles 2 – 2024
• 2 Chronicles 1 – 2024
• Lamentations 2 – 2023
• Moody’s Anecdotes and Illustrations: Related in his Revival Work – 2011
• How to Live a Holy Life – 2011
• Divine Songs and Meditacions – 2011
• Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation – 2011
• Salted With Fire – 2011
• The mastery of hardships – 2011
• Rising every time we fall – 2011