The plight of the 33 Chilean miners held the world in their hands for 69 days and now these brave souls have endeared themselves to the world as they emerged living and breathing. Reality of their situation set in not long after their world literally collapsed around them and it was hope of coming redemption that kept them believing until the very end.
As a Christian what happens when your world comes crashing down around you and darkness seems to hide every attribute of God? Do we look back in retrospect and realize God has never failed us in the past and He won’t now regardless of how bad things look. Can we look at the aspect of where we are at knowing these dark times never last forever even though they seem like they do? Is the prospect of the future as bright as the promises of God’s word and faithfulness enough of a reality to keep us hold on until help arrives?
It has been said that the hardest part of faith is the last half hour and I am sure those miners had to feel that way. God’s word lets us know that we are a work in progress with an expected end – Philippians 1:6 – “being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” N.K.J.
So, when things are at their worst, when it seems the darkest and there is no way out, remember the saying, “Hey man there’s hope,” and remember help is on the way.
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