Have some of us ever doubted whether God really cares or listens to our prayers, especially when we do not seem
to be getting any answers or solutions? When this happens, how many of us are
willing to wait, with patience and perseverance, knowing that God would
do what is best for us, in His time and for His glory?
In
today's reading, the Jews were in exile in the foreign land of Babylon
and they had been in exile for 70 years, but
as we can see from the reading, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He roused the
spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia to
let the Jews go back to their homeland and Cyrus even offered to help them
rebuild the Temple. 70 years of darkness, uncertainty and hopelessness
gave way to the long-awaited light.
What does this mean
to us? It means that we should never doubt God. We should be patient,
persevere and be persistent; knowing and trusting that God would do what
is best for us, in His time and for His glory. Let us be humble and willing to let God be in control, and
let Him be our providence, help and guide.
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