After feeling the Nola Gay’s nose jerk upward with the release of A-Bomb Little Boy, pilot Paul Tibbets, Jr. increased the speed to outdistance the turbulence sure to climb aloft with the explosion. Without success, for with the speed of sound, upwards flew the wind, seizing the giant plane in its clutches and shaking it like a toy. It would have surprised none aboard if the ship suffered partial or fatal failure.
Their experience illustrates the spiritual lesson Jesus taught in John 6:39-40. Nothing exists in life capable of shaking us loose from God’s grace in Christ. It’s often true, as the Psalmist complained, “Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long” 129:1-4. However, by trusting God the believer experienced victory over his adversities. That ancient wisdom stresses two truth. One, the defeats and sorrows in life are real. Disappointments rage and death bereaves. We can’t escape life’s turbulence JUST by being saved. Promise of that exists only in faux Christianity. Two, Christ’s real faith foresaw tribulation, John 16:33, conjoined with the peace his Presence provides. There will always be—ALWAYS—challenges to confront our faith in God. But, loved ones, there will always be—ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS—better reasons to trust God than to fear life’s adversities. Life has no power over us we do not give it. Give it NONE! For the Lord who removes our sin by his blood empowers us by the Holy Spirit’s presence to overcome life. Take heart Christians, Jesus has overcome all we face—and MORE. Fear nothing we face in life. Fear only the failure of not holding so tightly to Jesus we lose our grip. Even when we feel we MAY lose it, pray in faith that Christ won’t lose his on us!
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