Is Anyone Up There?

Is life tough? Yes, it is! Am I alone? No, you aren’t! Is the world going to pieces? At times, it would seem that way. Is there anyone who can help me? Yes! “God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in time of trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)

The Psalmist said it, but at times the questions plague my mind: Is anyone up there? Must I wait for fate, for chance? Is there a design? Is there anyone who cares? Could God hear me if I called? Would He answer? Would He deliver me from my distresses? Is God dead? These are the questions that plague my soul!

An officer out of uniform, rode by a group of soldiers, struggling under the load of a very heavy burden. “Why don’t you help?” he asked, of a soldier standing by. “Sir, I am the Corporal,” came the reply. “Forgive me, said the officer, and he got out of his car and helped. Afterwards, he said to the surprised Corporal, “Corporal, whenever you have a job to do, and need some help, send for your Commander-in-chief!”

Jesus, our Commander-in-chief, has come! He took upon himself the form of a servant. He humbled himself, and came down. And you and I are the richer, because this is so. For He who stripped himself to become poor, has clothed us now with the garments of His peace. Why should I fear, when God is near? Who should fret, when we have this confidence?

Paul said, “Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and with supplication, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God which passeth all understanding, will fill your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Phil. 4:6,7)