Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the Arm of the Lord been revealed?

 

I waited for years for a grandchild. All the doctors said it would never happen. We all believed their reports. I had given up hope and came to the conclusion that grandchildren were not in the plan for me. But the Bible says, Who has believed our report? And to whom has the Arm of the Lord been revealed?

 

God did have a grandchild for me! Whose report did I believe? Regrettably, I believed the report of the doctors and not God. That is of course until God’s Report came true! God’s Report rarely coincides with the report of doctors or other human professionals. So, the question is: Whose report do you believe?

 

It sounds like the wonderful ending to a story but it’s not that simple. Yes, God gave me a grandson after waiting many years. Yes, God allowed me to have a tremendous influence on him while he was a child. But then, God allowed him to move away from me. I had to let go of Joseph and trust God. It was hard, very hard. Joseph was gone for nine years.

 

Then God brought him back to me! Oh happy day! After nine years of praying, I had him back! But then God said, Stop teaching him. Give him back to me and I will teach him. I had to let him go again. This time, God immediately went to work teaching Joseph and grooming him for the ministry He created Joseph for.

 

It didn’t take long before I realized that God was not only teaching Joseph, He was teaching me. God wanted me to trust Him to do what I could not do. It has been such a Blessing to watch God work in Joseph’s life molding him into the man He wants him to be.

 

As for me, I have learned to let go and let God do what only He can do. I have learned to pray and get out of God’s way. I have learned that I am NOT the Holy Spirit. I’m just me, grandma. Looking back, I can see how God has built my faith by forcing me to trust Him.

 

My friends, God is in control. No matter how hard we fight to maintain control, we will lose every time. The Word of God tells us not to worry or be anxious. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Philippians 4:6)

 

Stop worrying! Whatever it is, take it to God in prayer and then thank Him for having the situation under control. It doesn’t matter what others say. The only thing that matters is what God says. Whose report will you believe? Choose to believe the report of the Lord!

 

 

Believe God. He is about to….…….turn the tide

 

I will believe the report of the Lord!         Doreen

 

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