Go to the One Who Can

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When a crisis comes, we often seek sources of support and solace in the form of our spouses or friends. And while those in our lives can offer valuable help, what happens when they don’t have the right words in response or the answers we need?

The following passage comes from Anne Graham Lott’s book, Just Give Me Jesus. I marvel at these
scientific facts:

“Our planet is ninety-three million miles away from the sun. If the sun were any closer to
the earth, we would burn up. If it were any further away from the earth, we would freeze.

Our planet tilts exactly 23 degrees on its axis, giving us four seasons a year. If it tilted at any
other angle, we would have massive continents of ice.

The moon is the exact distance from the earth to give us two ocean tides a day. If it were any
greater or lesser distance, the earth would be flooded.

The ocean floor is at a depth that gives us oxygen, which sustains human life. If the depth
were any different, the air we breathe would be poisonous.

The atmosphere is the exact density to keep meteors and space objects from hitting us. If it
were any thinner, we would be constantly bombarded by objects from outer space.

Who keeps all this in perfect order? Who keeps Earth from getting sucked into some gigantic
black hole, or planets from spinning out of control, or stars from falling from the sky? Who
keeps people upright on earth while it turns on its axis? The laws of nature? Gravity? And
where did gravity come from? Who established the laws of nature? Who gives people the
very air they breathe?

The answer is none other than the Living Word of Almighty God [Jesus]
Who was in the beginning with God and Who was God and Who is the same today. He is
bigger than we think and greater than we think. Nothing is beyond His ability. If the Living
Word of God has the power to create and sustain the universe, how can you think His power is
insufficient for you? He is more than able to sustain your marriage, your faith, your finances, your hope and your health.”*

These facts offer us a valuable perspective. When the crisis comes, take it to the One Who is able, the One who created all with perfect and beautiful precision. Turn to Jesus, the One Who can solve, fix, mend, and reconcile any situation we may be facing. The solution starts by turning to Jesus and saying yes to a relationship with Him.

God loves you and desires to pursue a love relationship with you that is real and personal. He wants you to have eyes to see His invisible fingerprints in the midst of your day-to-day, especially when life is hard.

Learn more about developing a relationship with Jesus here. (Click to Knowing God Bible study)

7 Anne Graham Lotz, Just Give Me Jesus, (Nashville Tennessee, W Publishing Group, a Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2000) pp11-13