Do you ever just “hope” the Lord knows what He is doing? We are told that His ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:9), but sometimes our journey can seem so long and difficult, even pointless. Consider the children of Israel at Jericho. How many times did they circle the city before the walls fell down? Did you answer, “Seven”? I read recently that the answer is actually thirteen, because on the seventh day, they circled seven times, for a total of thirteen laps (Joshua 6:15). At points during this journey, the Israelites probably thought, or said, “This is stupid. Why do we have to keep circling this city? God could knock these walls down with a snap of His finger. Haven’t we walked long enough?”
There is a takeaway lesson for followers of Christ who are fighting cancer. As your lap count increases, you may grow weary, but you can trust the walls will eventually fall. Absolute victory is guaranteed in Christ. His Resurrection demonstrates for all time the incredible scope of His deliverance. Even if He heals me a hundred times in this life, some day I will take my final lap. But praise be to the Lord God Almighty, it will be a victory lap! Paul said it like this, “Our citizenship is in heaven. He will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21). Can anyone use a transformed body?
In His Word, the Bible, He has written out this promise of victory. He grants it to those who simply cling to forgiveness of their sins through Jesus Christ’s substitutional death on the cross (for more on His promise of going to heaven, click here). If you’re exhausted from circling what seems like a huge city, remember to lean on Him. He WILL carry you to victory. You WILL step on crumpled walls. Your journey is NEVER in vain. Victory is guaranteed!
