July 14

Daily Vitamins

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name (Psalm 33:21).

Scripture: Psalm 33:18-22

Song: “Speak to My Heart, Lord Jesus”

Meagan meant to be brave should doctors deliver the familiar dreaded words she’d heard for seven years: “I’m sorry, Mrs. West. You have miscarried again.” This time, the physician leaned over her hospital bed and spoke a different message: “There’s still a heartbeat, but you have many months to go. . . . Let’s wait and see.”

Confined to bed rest, Meagan abandoned past sorrows by taking in Scriptures and praying for her unborn child. Like daily vitamins, the Bible passages gave her strength and hope.

Meanwhile, she and her husband leaned heavily on a friend’s amazing story of God’s goodness to her in a similar circumstance. Doctors had told her friend, “Your baby cannot be born alive.” But this woman of faith claimed the Lord and planted and would “bring forth fruit in due season” (see Psalm 1:3). In her case, a healthy child was born.

Meagan knew that, for many women, the answer to their prayers for a child remains “No” or “Wait.” For along with worship, prayer, and fellowship, suffering is one of the main ways that Christians grow. In light of all this, Meagan gradually let God’s words displace her anxiety. She determined to simply trust and to let God’s will be done—through her, by her, and in her.

Father, give me grace to stay firm in faith each day and to ask, in every difficulty: How can I make use of this in order to grow deeper in faith and closer to You? I want to keep remembering that Your will for me is always for my best. In Christ, amen.