BUT WHAT ABOUT...?

2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?" The man of God replied, "The Lord is able to give you much more than this!" 

Have you ever been cheated out of anything, ever invested in something and it failed, ever had anything stolen from you, something destroyed or ever paid for something and it was no good? You may have felt like you'd wasted your money, time or resources, or been cheated and you were left with a disgruntled, bad feeling.

Amaziah, King of Judah, was feeling like that. He'd paid 7,500 pounds of silver, up front, to hire troops to help him fight Israel only to be told by God's man to not use them or he'd be defeated! So Amaziah said, "But what about...."

Ever had any "But what about's"? God has an answer to our "What about's". He says "The Lord is able to give you much more than this." In other words He's saying, "Don't get distressed about it. Let it go. I can give you way more than you've lost anyway. All will be well. In fact, it will be better than you could have done on your own!"

May I give you an example? Nearly three years ago we were burgled one night and among other things, they stole our only car. To cut a long story short after two weeks it was reported found and when we went to identify it, the thieves had deliberately set it on fire and burnt it to a shell, totally destroyed. I felt physically unwell when I went to the scene of the crime and saw what they'd done and was really upset. But God turned it around for us and we ended up being given more for it by the insurance company than if we had sold it, and we ended up with a much better car in the end. God was so merciful and kind to us.

So if you feel like you've lost out on something, or been cheated, please don't despair but hear God's heart for you today "I can give you much more than this. Trust Me and start believing Me for the "much more". 

You see, God has the most wonderful way of turning things around for us. Glory to His Name. 

I pray you can receive that today. Amen.