“Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15

The question kind of hit me out of the blue… and to be honest, I wasn’t sure I had heard it right. So I asked the Doctor to repeat it. “Yes… the C-Scan shows you need a root canal. Do you want it now? Or would you rather reschedule a more convenient time!” I WANTED to say, “HUH?” But asking for a three-peat would sound stupid! So all that came out was, “Uh.. gimmie a second, ok?”

I had been having a little pain on not one, but both sides of my uppers. Having learned LONG ago that it’s not smart to put off dental work because it ONLY gets worse, I scheduled an appointment with my favorite Dentist. After some x-rays, he said, “you want the good news?” I didn’t think he was kidding cuz he’s not really a jokester. He then handed me a card with a time for a specialist!

I’m old… so I’ve been around the block a few times! I’ve had lots of dental work and a couple root canals and questions. In fact I have an appointment with Jesus when I get to heaven to discuss what I consider to be one of His ‘less than 100% successful’ creations… TEETH! And skeeters! But I’m here, so I headed to the root canal specialist. After some fancy scans, she popped ‘The Question!’

I consider myself to be not just old, but tough too! I have seen some difficult times and have learned to take life as it comes. After raising 4 kids and pastoring for 25 years, not much surprises me, though some still question my capabilities! But tough or not, the Doctor’s question took me by surprise. Because it hit me like, “you want me to break your nose now or later!”

I needed a minute to think and process and to consider the balance in my bank account. But I REALLY took the minute to ask Jesus what HE thought about the ‘hole’ root canal business! The advantage to knowing His heart and mind, because I know His Word, is that He talks to me that way! His response was quick and to the point! “You know me man… I got yer back!”

With no reason to delay, I told the Doctor that I was good to go! “Let’s do it!” were the words I used! About an hour or so later, I was drooling and digging for my credit card! But the root problem was gone and Jesus had come through. I had no doubt that He would. Because, after all, a promise is a promise! And today’s verse is just that! A day of trouble had come… and so did HE!

So what about YOU? Are YOU ‘Good to Go?’ in any given situation because you have Jesus with you. Can you meet life’s surprises head on with full trust in The Master? Because THAT, my friend, is at the Root of all our concerns!