indefatigable

Incapable of being tired out. That’s a mother, yet even she succombs to sleep eventually after nursing a crying baby well into the night. Persisting tirelessly. A runner with aching body pushing on to the finish line with weighted steps, feet feeling like lead and cracked, dry lips parched and in need of hydration. Untiring. That’s our God.

How many times did the Israelites disobey God and do what was right in their own eyes? Seven times in over 300 years is how many and yet, God, rich in mercy continued to redeem the nation. How many times in our lives have we decided to go our own way, share our opinions and do what the world told us was right? Too many times perhaps, but God never tires out from forgiving us. He even provides different ways out of our sin and situations and offers us choices that we are free to make.

Many have heard the story of the farmer’s donkey who fell into a well. The farmer had no idea what to do as the donkey cried for hours unable to get out. Giving up, the farmer decided the donkey was old anyhow and wasn’t worth recovering. He and his neighbors started shoveling dirt into the well because it needed to be covered up anyhow. At first, the donkey heed and hawed but as they continued shoveling, the donkey was quiet. When they looked into the well, they saw the donkey shaking off the shovel of dirt and stepping up on the growing mound. With each shovel of dirt that hit the donkey’s back, he eventually stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

We too can shake those doubts off our shoulders and step into a right relationship with a God whose resourcefulness is never ending. He never gives up on us and helps us find a way “out of the well”.

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13