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Bible Stories About Trusting God in Hard Times
Faith is easy when life is easy. These are stories about people who trusted God when it made no sense: a prophet who bought land in a war zone, a mother who said “It is well” with her son lying dead, and men who sang in a prison at midnight.
God didn’t always take the trouble away. He always went through it with them.
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”
Isaiah 43:2 (KJV)- The Fourth Man in the FireDaniel 3 · Book 1, Day 2
King Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue ninety feet tall and gave a simple order: when the music plays, everyone bows. Anyone who refuses is thrown…
- Songs at MidnightActs 16:16–34 · Book 1, Day 14
In the city of Philippi, Paul and Silas freed a slave girl from an evil spirit that had made her a fortune-teller. Her owners were furious, because…
- Buying a Field in a War ZoneJeremiah 32:1–27 · Book 1, Day 15
The Babylonian army had Jerusalem surrounded. The city was days from falling, and everyone knew it. The prophet Jeremiah was locked up in the palace…
- It Is Well2 Kings 4:8–37 · Book 1, Day 19
In the town of Shunem lived a wealthy woman who noticed Elisha passing through. She began inviting him for meals, and then she and her husband built a…
- Stand Still and SeeExodus 14:1–31 · Book 2, Day 1
Israel had just walked out of Egypt after four hundred years of slavery. But God didn’t lead them along the short road toward home. He led them the…
- A Tree in Bitter WaterExodus 15:22–27 · Book 2, Day 5
Just three days earlier, Israel had walked through the Red Sea on dry ground and sung a song of victory on the far shore. Now they were in the…
- When Everything Burned1 Samuel 30:1–20 · Book 2, Day 17
David and his six hundred men had been away for three days. When they came home to the town of Ziklag, where they had been living, they found it burned…
- Every Soul Safe to LandActs 27:1–28:2 · Book 2, Day 29
Paul was finally on his way to Rome, a prisoner on a cargo ship with 276 people on board. It was late in the sailing season, and Paul warned the crew…
- Can These Bones Live?Ezekiel 37:1–14 · Book 2, Day 30
The prophet Ezekiel lived among God’s people in exile in Babylon. Jerusalem had fallen, the temple was destroyed, and the people had lost hope. “Our…
- Twice as MuchJob 1:1–22; 42:1–17 · Book 3, Day 4
Job was a good man who loved God. He had a large family, great wealth, and the respect of everyone around him. Then, in a single day, he lost almost…
- Peace, Be StillMark 4:35–41 · Book 4, Day 2
At the end of a long day of teaching, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” So they set out across the Sea of Galilee in…
- Write the VisionHabakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4; 3:17–19 · Book 4, Day 23
The prophet Habakkuk looked around at his nation and saw violence, injustice, and corruption everywhere. And he was frustrated with God. “O LORD, how…
- My Strength Is Made Perfect in Weakness2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · Book 5, Day 28
The apostle Paul had seen things most people never will. He was once caught up into heaven, he wrote, and heard words that couldn’t be spoken. But to…
- A Letter to the ExilesJeremiah 29:1–14 · Book 6, Day 20
Thousands of people from Jerusalem had been carried off to Babylon, far from home. Their city was under threat, their temple was far away, and they…
- The Day of Small ThingsZechariah 4:1–10; Ezra 6:14–16 · Book 6, Day 21
When the exiles came home from Babylon, Jerusalem was in ruins. Their leader, Zerubbabel, organized the people to rebuild the temple. They laid the…
- Wings as EaglesIsaiah 40:1–11, 27–31 · Book 8, Day 10
God’s people were discouraged. Isaiah spoke to a nation that would one day be carried into exile, far from home, wondering if God had forgotten them…
- I Will Do a New ThingIsaiah 43:1–3, 16–21 · Book 8, Day 11
Every Israelite knew the story of the Red Sea. It was the greatest rescue in their history. God had split the sea, led them through on dry ground, and…
- New Every MorningLamentations 3:1–26 · Book 8, Day 14
Jerusalem had fallen. The Babylonian army had broken through the walls, burned the temple, and carried the people away. The prophet Jeremiah had warned…
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