Certainty in Uncertainty

​Uncertainty.
Certainly, the Coronavirus, with all of its negative impact on our health and livelihood, has stirred up a spirit of uncertainty in many lives   
Uncertain things and situations make us uncomfortable.
It is natural and comfortable for human beings to gravitate toward what is certain, sure, known, predictable, calculable and controllable. Who amongst us doesn’t like to feel sure and secure, having everything figured out, laid out in a clear path? I am not ashamed to admit that I am a card-carrying member of the certainty club. 
Being unsure creates anxiety and hesitancy. Surety and certainty produces peace and instills confidence.
So how should you and I deal with uncertainty? Uncertain times and situations?
The best way to handle uncertainty is to know what you are certain of.
The Bible addresses both certainty and uncertainty. One example of this is found in I John 3:1-3.
“See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as he is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself, just as He is pure.”  
As a believer in Jesus Christ, I love this passage. These comforting, encouraging words from the beloved apostle John warm my heart and give me spiritual goose bumps! John was certain of the following.

1. The Father has bestowed upon those who believe in Him a “great love.” It is certain that God’s loves us in a big way! No matter how uncertain life appears GOD LOVES US.
2.  The Father has called us His children. It is certain that followers of Christ are sons and daughters of the Living God. That is a very good thing to know! YOU AND I ARE GOD’S KIDS.
3. It is certain that the world doesn’t know God’s people. Worldly people don’t know us because they don’t know Jesus. GOD KNOWS US.
4. Jesus is coming back for His children. It is certain He will appear. When He does, we will see Him and be just like Him. GOD’S SON IS COMING BACK AND WE WILL BE LIKE HIM.
5. It is uncertain just when and how Jesus will appear. The time is not known to us. Exactly what our life will be like while we wait for His glorious return is often uncertain.
6. While we wait with some uncertainty, John exhorts us to purify ourselves as He is pure. In other words, keep working out the salvation that Jesus has worked in you. Pursue a holy, Christ-like life. Grow in grace and the knowledge of Jesus. Keep growing spiritually with maturity in Christ as your goal. 

Thanks brother John. You have helped us to walk confidently and boldly in certainty when life is uncertain. Because God loves us, calls us His kids and Jesus is coming back soon for us, you and I can live with surety and security in an unsure and insecure world.
How To Be Certain When Uncertain

• Search the Scripture. Study the Bible. Know what God says about life. Build your life on the sure, certain foundation of Jesus Christ. (I Corinthians 3:11).
• When you aren’t sure about something, focus on what you are sure of.
• Go with what you know. Let go of what you don’t know.
• Trust God for what you don’t know or cannot see. He knows and sees what you and I don’t know or see.  
• When moving forward by faith in uncertain times, remember how the Lord has been faithful to you in the past during times of uncertainty. You can be certain He will come through for you again!
• Be certain of what you are certain of even when others are uncertain

Many people today, maybe you,  are anxiously concerned about the future. Our world, the system apart from God’s Kingdom, is confused about what really matters. It amazes me how many folks focus on what is uncertain instead of what is certain. Speculation displaces revelation. What man thinks might happen overrides what God says will happen. Man glorifies man instead of glorifying God.
No wonder people are uncertain in uncertain times.
Don’t be one of those confused, deceived folks. Like you, I face some uncertainty every day. But I choose and do my best with God’s help to dwell on what I know is certain. That’s how I am able to remain reasonably sane and secure in an insane, uncertain world.
My sanity and security is based on knowing God loves me, Steve Roll, with a great love. Knowing I am God’s kid who inherits His Kingdom. Knowing Jesus promised to come back for me at the right time.  Knowing I shall see Him and be like Him. Oh my, Oh my! My soul soars with a holy hope, positively anxious anticipation and eager, enthusiastic expectation that mere words can’t express!
Being certain of where I am going makes it easier to live in uncertain times.
Do you have the certainty that God loves you? That He wants to call you His child? That His only Son Jesus will come back for you one day as you walk by faith and look to the eastern sky for His appearing? Are you sure that you are saved and will go home to heaven when you die?
 Are you certain of what you need to be certain of? The only way to be sure of what really matters is to receive Jesus Christ into your heart as your personal Lord and Savior.
Read these few verses in the Bible. Meet with a Christian. See a pastor. Then, be sure that you invite Jesus into your life. (John 3:16, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9-10, John 1:12 and Revelation 3:20).
I can place my head on my pillow at night with peace because I am certain, without a single doubt, that I belong to Jesus. I will spend eternity with Him in heaven. Lights out. Good night. Sweet dreams of glory on the other side of this uncertain world.
How do you sleep at night?
A Word For Your Week: Be certain of what you are certain of and leave uncertainty to the Lord.