Standing Pillars

“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True.” Rev. 19:11

The Hebrew word for pillar has the same root word for the word faithful in the Old Testament. The word refers to “that which strengthens, supports, or holds up.” Throughout history many impressive monuments have been constructed such as the Parthenon in Greece and Solomon’s Temple. As invasions occurred and natural disasters ensued the structures were left with only the strongest remnants of its survival such as the pillars. When Hurricane Hugo devastated the Isle of Palms and most of the Charleston coast chimneys peppered the horizon where rooflines were once seen. Only the strongest structures survived the elements of the storm.

We experience the same thing with our faith as we are invaded by adversity and crushed by the pressures of earthly disasters. God speaks in depth throughout the Bible about His faithfulness to us and the promises of deliverance on which we can count. He tells us to expect adversity and affliction in our lives but beneath our trials and suffering will be a faithful foundation that He has built which will provide the structure required for future reconstruction.

Everyone loves a hero on a white horse who will ride in and save the day. Our level of faith in the “Rider” will determine what our spiritual skyline reveals when the disaster is over and the dust settles.