Never failing
Only God is my rock and my salvation - my stronghold! - I won’t be shaken anymore. (Psalm 62:2 CEB)
While in Switzerland, I would often look at the beautiful lake and surrounding mountains. There was one mountain in particular which stood out to me. It jutted up like a gigantic rock, and each morning I would look at it and marvel at how majestically it towered over the lake.
Some days, the sky was blue and clear, and the mountain seemed close enough to reach out and touch. One day, the top half of the mountain was covered in clouds, and all that could be seen were the trees which reached halfway up, while the rest was obscured. Another morning, because of fog, it wasn’t possible to see the mountain at all.
I was thinking about a number of friends and the various experiences and challenges they had been facing. As I thought about them, and so many others who are faced with uncertainty, I was reminded of what I had observed while looking at the mountain over the previous days.
Sometimes things are bright and sunny in our lives, and God’s blessings are very clear to us. At other times, like when the top of the mountain is covered in clouds, it’s a bit more difficult to see or feel His presence; and in the dense fog of uncertainty, one can question if He’s there at all. But He is like the mountain; nothing has changed on His side. He is there, solid, immovable, ever loving, ever caring, never failing. God is there, always. [1]
We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts. - A. W. Tozer
[1] Activated The Rock
