Look at God

“At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them.” Luke 4:42

We definitely need miracles today. Many are hungry. Many are desperate. Prices of basic commodities are going up. Our country is in dire straits. Our debt-to-GDP ratio is worrying to say the least. And our leaders don’t tell us where the money is going as it certainly isn’t going where it is needed! Our education system is in need of first aid. At least 78% of students in the Philippines failed to reach minimum levels of proficiency in reading, math and science. Many young and old people show signs of depression. 

We need a miracle worker who can make food for thousands from an offering of five loaves and two fish. What is God’s answer to a farmer whose crop was destroyed in the recent typhoon? What is a rice vendor to do if he has to sell his rice lower than how much he bought it for? 

Where else do we look for comfort but in God’s presence? Even Jesus left the crowds to listen to His Father. “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34) We need to take one day at a time. If we worry about the what if’s of the future, there will be no end to our worries and anxieties. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" (Matthew 6:25) If we stand on God’s promises, He will be faithful to take care of us. That is what I say to myself. He has taken care of our business for more than 55 years, He will continue to take care of us. We have only to trust in Him. 

"I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair." (Corinthians 4:8) 

Only in God can we find answers. If we try to find it within ourselves, or in our government, we will come up empty. Corrie Ten Boom, who went through so much suffering during the Holocaust and survived victoriously, proclaimed, “If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.”