Luke 21:13
But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
This verse, along with one more familiar—“All things work together for good to those who love God”—lay out for us the Christian’s approach to life.
This approach allows us to come to terms with the past, whatever it was, for whatever it was is now forgiven.
It gives us great hope for the future, because the future, whatever it will be, cannot but lead us to the good that is promised us.
And finally, and most importantly, it gives us purpose for the present, for today. For today, whatever it is, whether trials or triumphs, whether bad news or good news, is ultimately a divinely-appointed occasion for testimony to our faith in a good God who cannot fail us.
This is why, in the words of the hymn writer, we are to be “singing if our way is clear, praying if the path be drear, and if in danger for Him call, trusting Jesus”.
