Easter Meditation

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Book 3 Chapter 29: How We Should Call Upon God and Bless Him in Time of Tribulation

“Lord, may Your Holy Name be blessed forever, for You have willed to send me this temptation and tribulation.”

We cannot escape the trials and tribulations of this world.  They were set in motion when our original parents ate from the tree of knowledge. From that day forward, man has been inflicted with the trials and tribulations of this fallen world.  If God allows these trials to happen to us, then there must be for a purpose for them.  The main reason we face trials is so that we learn to rely upon God for our protection.  The evil was set free on this earth through our original disobedience.  The only way to be protected from the evil is in the arms of God. To rest in His arms, we must be obedient to His will.  Today, you will face a trial, albeit small compared to some and great compared to others.  Today you will have to the choice to seek God for your protection or to seek the world.  How you chose tells God where you place your trust.  When we seek the world, we put our trust in things that will fail us.  It is when we find rest in the arms of God that we are delivered from the evils of this world.  While evil may try, it will not prevail if we put our trust in God.  Bad things will still happen, but it is in trusting in God that you find peace in the suffering.  Like when Jesus asked the Apostles, “Will you leave me too?”  Peter responded, “Who else is there?”  It is only in the Lord that we are saved.  It is only in His arms that evil will not prevail over us. 

A Simple Prayer

Lord, teach me to trust in you as I fly to your protection.

Give me patience to withstand the tribulation.

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon