Monday 3 Sep 2012

Monday Reading: Jeremiah 12:1-6

Key Verse: Jeremiah 12:3
3  But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Devotion:
Yes it is hard to be able to stand up when everyone else seems to be hitting you down and tripping you up, but we have to remember that we have someone rather special on our side who is more than just a guide. God is the one who knows us from the inside out; He is the one who has planned things out and still left us with a choice so that we can feel wanted and loved.

He is not a God that is going to switch you on and see what happens. He is not a God that is going to wait and see how long it takes to break you. He is a loving and caring God that wants you to be the best that you can; and to achieve that He is going to allow things to go wrong at times when we make wrong choices. He is going to be there trying to show us the right way to turn after we have gone astray. He is going to be the one trying to point us back in the right direction. He is going to allow those things to happen in our lives so that we will be stronger to face the traps and temptations that will get tossed our way by the evil one.

God knows that the riches of this earth will do nothing to prepare us for the path that is ahead. Stopping and wallowing in the earthly riches and earthly ways that surround us will do nothing but fatten us for the slaughter that awaits those who follow earthly ways. If we continue to walk in His ways and continue to follow His training and His methods we will be ready to face what God knows is ahead for us. We may not like the journey at times but we can rest assured that God does know what we need to train for and when we need that training.

When we come to terms with the fact that God does know everything then we begin to realise that He knows just who is going to follow Him and who is going to reject Him. For those of us who chose to follow Him, He is going to train us up in the right manner so that we can best serve Him. For those that wish to ignore Him and follow the ways of the world, He is going to allow those people to grow rich and weary so that they do get every opportunity to see the error of their ways through their own hearts. He knows the best way to reach out to each one of us and will continue to do everything that is required. What and awesome God we have looking over us!

Points to Ponder:
Do you grow weary of the things you have to put up with?

Do you know that God knows that that is exactly what you need?