Moving Behind the Scenes

I suspect that there are more than a handful of believers, who are right now asking the question, where is God? You've been faithful. You've hung in there. You've been obedient. You've sacrificed. You've submitted. And your situation still hasn't changed. In some cases, it might have actually gotten worse. It's during these Seasons that we begin to wonder where God is and what is He really up to. But always remember Saints, God is Faithful to His Word. He told us that He would never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13). So we know that God hasn't gone anywhere. But a lot of times, when you can't  track God on the surface, you want to understand by faith that He's moving behind the scenes.

One of the fallacies of our faith a lot of times is that we're always looking for the activity of God to be seen. We want to see what God is doing. But remember, we walk by faith and not by sight (2Corinthians 5). So even when God is moving, it doesn't always mean you're going to be able to trace or track His Activity. What this means then is that by faith, we have to embrace the fact that God is moving behind the scenes. That He's doing some things that we are unaware of. That He's working some things out that He has seen fit not to disclose to us yet. If you can put your faith in the "unseen" activity of God, then you'll understand that no matter how things may appear situationally or circumstantially, GOD IS STILL MOVING. And He's moving on your behalf. He's just doing it, behind the scenes.

One of the first examples of this is in the Beginning. Genesis chapter one states that in the beginning, the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. But it also says that the Spirit of God was moving upon the face of the waters. What this means is that God was moving in the darkness. In the midst of the chaos, in the midst of the confusion, in the midst of the emptiness, God was moving. So if He was moving in the darkness, it means His activity couldn't be seen.  But my faith says, that there were some things that the Spirit was working out before the Father said "let there be Light" (Genesis 1). And saints, I just believe that the Holy Spirit is working some things out in the midst of your darkness before the Father declares "let there be Light" for your situation.

Another example of God moving behind the scenes is Abraham. When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham didn't know how God was going to fulfill His Promise of giving him an heir (Genesis 17). But Abraham trusted God, and while he was processing, I'm sure what had to be one of the darkest moments of his life, God was moving behind the scenes. And what did the Lord do? He provided a ram in the bush! (Genesis 22) Do you know that God has a ram already prepared for you? But guess what, you can't see it right now. He's moving behind the scenes.

The last example is Christ. Even though Jesus had been telling His disciples for awhile, nobody (except the thief on the cross, Luke 23) believed that Jesus was going to be risen from the dead. All of the hopes that the disciples had of the coming Davidic Kingdom and Messianic reign of Christ seemed to have come to a crashing end because of the Crucifixion. 

It might seem like certain dreams and aspirations that you've had appear to be dead in the water, too. But the Father was moving behind the scenes. God's movement couldn't be seen on the first day. God's movement couldn't be seen on the second day. But on the third day, Hallelujah! The Bible says that Jesus was raised by the Glory of the Father (Romans 6). Jehovah came down and said, "it's time to wake up, Son, I've put ALL POWER in Heaven and Earth in Your hands" (Matthew 28). 

People may have counted you out. Folks thought you'd never rise up from that last episode that you had to endure. But what they didn't know is that you serve a God who moves behind the scenes that still raises His children from sealed graves and dead situations. Glory Hallelujah!!! He's moving behind the scenes!