En toi j'ai mis ma confiance

Lui, ne voit-il pas mon chemin, et ne compte-t-il point tous mes pas? Job 31. 4

Et maintenant, qu'est-ce que j'attends, Seigneur? Mon attente est en toi. Psaume 39. 7

En toi Seigneur, j'ai mis ma confiance.
Tu me connais, je t'appartiens.
Tu m'as suivi dès ma plus tendre enfance,
Tu m'as comblé de tous tes biens.

Qu'aurais-je à craindre? Rien ne m'intimide.
Tu marches devant moi. Ta voix me guide.
Quand tout m'oppresse, c'est ta tendresse
Qui me porte et m'encourage sans cesse.

En toi Seigneur, j'ai mis ma confiance.
Tu me connais, je t'appartiens.
En toi Seigneur, j'ai mis mon espérance
Pour aujourd'hui et pour demain.

Car ton appui, appui sans défaillance,
M'est assuré dans mon chemin.
Qu'elle est sereine et de force pleine,
La route du chrétien malgré ses peines.

Tu me libères, me désaltères,
Tu m'écoutes, me réponds comme un Père.
En toi Seigneur, j'ai mis mon espérance
Pour aujourd'hui et pour demain.

Ruth Demaurex


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Behind the Scenes

Your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. Daniel 10:12

God is always at work on behalf of His people.

My daughter sent a text message to a friend, in hopes of having a question answered quickly. Her phone’s messaging service showed that the recipient had read the message, so she waited anxiously for a reply. Mere moments passed, yet she grew frustrated, groaning her annoyance at the delay. Irritation eroded into worry; she wondered whether the lack of response meant there was a problem between them. Eventually a reply came and my daughter was relieved to see their relationship was fine. Her friend had simply been sorting out the details needed to answer the question.

The Old Testament prophet Daniel also anxiously awaited a reply. After receiving a frightening vision of great war, Daniel fasted and sought God through humble prayer (10:3, 12). For three weeks, he received no reply (vv. 2, 13). Finally, an angel arrived and assured Daniel his prayers had been heard “since the first day.” In the meantime, the angel had been battling on behalf of those prayers. Though Daniel didn’t know it at first, God was at work during each of the twenty-one days that elapsed between his first prayer and the angel’s coming.

God is always at work on behalf of His people.

The confidence that God hears our prayers can cause us to become anxious when His reply doesn’t come when we want it to. We are prone to wonder whether He cares. Yet Daniel’s experience reminds us that God is at work on behalf of those He loves even when it isn’t obvious to us.

Lord, help me to trust Your care for me even when I can’t see it.

Read more at Why Doesn't God Answer Me? discoveryseries.org/hp112.