Be Part of the Remnant
Trusting God Implictly
We are often tempted to seek worldly ways out of our problems
How patient our God is in dealing with His people. Throughout Biblical history and even up to the present, we have failed to believe in Him and sought other ways to sort out our problems, despite His constant exhortations to trust Him.
“In repentance and rest is your salvation; in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Isaiah 30:15)
“Who is among you who fears the LORD, who listens to the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of the LORD,” (Isaiah 50:10)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Prov. 3:5)
God deals in remnants
Yet, whenever God’s people turn away from Him, instead of towards Him in times of trouble, there is always a remnant who stays faithful.
God deals in remnants — those who remain true to Him.
I do believe He is sorting out His remnant in these trying times. He is preparing a people who will trust Him despite the darkness around them, as Isaiah urges us to do in the passage above.
God blesses those who trust Him implicitly
What wonderful promises He has throughout His Word for those who trust Him implicitly.
Think about this: No matter what happens to us, if we trust God unreservedly, we are always on the winning side. If things go well, we can praise Him for all He does. When things don’t go so well, we can praise Him for walking with us through them — and in my experience, He does that in wonderful ways. I describe in my book, God in the ICU, how He was present so powerfully as my darling wife lay dying. He did not heal her — He told me He would not — but so tangible was His peace, that I accepted it with the quiet assurance that it was all going to be okay. Even as we contemplate dying, we are victorious if we trust Him, for as one man who was threatened with martyrdom exclaimed, “You cannot frighten me with heaven.”
I was speaking to Him in my Quiet Time one morning and saying, “Lord, I’d love to be with You. I’m not afraid of dying, but I’m concerned about leaving my wife all alone.” and I felt His whisper saying, “Don’t you trust Me to look after her?”
I realised, even in that, there was security in trusting Him, and exclaimed, “Yes, Lord. Of course. I can do that.” And from then on, I had perfect peace.
There is a wonderful teaching and testimony here if you want to take this further.
Take heart. God loves to have you trust Him unreservedly
How are you managing under lockdown? Are you managing to put everything into God’s hands and be part of the remnant? It’s a decision — an act of the will to trust, to have faith in Him. If it’s a struggle, I’d encourage you to look up all the scriptures that exhort us to trust Him in all circumstances, and those which tell of His faithfulness to provide for those who do. You might be surprised at how many there are. You’ll find ten of them here.
Deciding to trust God to provide is a great way to worship Him. We don’t always have to sing. If you decide, in your heart that He is able to look after you in every way, I have no doubt it will be God’s turn to sing.
4 Replies to “Be Part of the Remnant”
Your writings most definitely have. Like you, my father was an physician. Worked in the ER. He specialized in handling codes and was considered the best of his group. Whenever there was one in the ICU, it was his job to lead the response. He did some of his greatest work there. It’s also where I lost him, which happened on 7/7/87 due to a heart issue.
Though I mourned greatly at his passing, I never said Goodbye” to Dad, but rather “I’ll see you later.” And so I shall. I cannot imagine that reunion, with him and mom and so many others. All I know is as tough a day it will no doubt be just getting there, arriving in Heaven, seeing Jesus – I mean REALLY seeing Jesus! – and all those I love and lost, like your Penny for you, will make it the greatest day of my life. So it is for all who personally know Christ.
Dave, I walked in on the medical team as they tried to revive my dad. Several were friends. One was a member of his group. All knew him well. My first thought was not one of shock and horror, but that at that very exact moment Dad was arriving in Heaven, seeing the Lord for the first time, reuniting with his family, and experiencing the absolute greatest moment of his entire life.
The best part? That was 33 years ago. From there, it only got better.
In Christ,
Ron
Thanks for sharing, Ron. I was also code leader when I was in the Emirates, so I know what it means. It’s so exciting when it is successful, but with a mind filled with questions — “What could I have done differently? Did I miss something? etc.” — when it isunsuccessful.
Of course, it’s a great loss when a loved one dies, but it is a huge comfort to know that one will see them again.
Richest blessings
Dave
Thank you so much Dr. Walker. As I write this it is 2:42 am here in the States. Exactly 20 minutes ago I finished your great and heart warming book. The loss of your wife Penny touched me deeply, as I nearly lost my own to cancer last year. However. the thing that touches me most is the intimate walk you have, as told through your stories, with the Lord. I know and Love Him, too, yet yearn for an ever deeper walk, and to share Christ with others. I love your writings and plan on reading more, both from these blogs and your book.
In Christ,
Ron
Thanks very much, Ron. It’s always a blessing to know that my writing is glorifying God and encouraging a deeper walk with Him. Yes, I too yearn for a deeper walk. It’s a strange paradox that knowing Him produces such peace and security and at the same time a deep longing for more of Him and HIs love.