Tuesday 4 Sep 2012

Tuesday Reading: Jeremiah 12:1-6

Key Verse: Jeremiah 12:5
5  If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trusted, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Devotion:
OK, last day on these six verses… But you do have to admit that when you get down and read things carefully you get a whole lot more from God’s Word! So today we look on the brighter side of things!

No matter how far things seem to go in your life, no matter how deep in the doldrums or how much you feel like you are stuck down that one way street – there is always an option when you do have God on your side! Never forget that God is the creator of the universe; so sorting out you little problem is going to be a walk in the park compared to how to hang a single galaxy together in the emptiness that we call space. God is not only able to control the huge things that we cannot imagine but also those hard to imagine problems and worries that we have in our lives.

We need to take a longer look at the bigger picture – sorry for all the euphemisms, but sometimes they actually do get the point across! When we are faced with problems in our lives we always try to seek some sort of help so that things can be a little easier to grasp or to handle. But then there are going to be times when we are faced with things and we don’t see any help coming; at those times we tend to dig in and see how much we can do by ourselves. Those are the times when God is giving us a hand to train us in what we need to be able to achieve! God is not going to let us fall flat on our faces when we ask for help. We may think that we are at our lowest point but God has only allowed us to go as far as He knows we can go so that we will come out stronger!

If we grow weary in the places where you can and do trust others, then how are we ever going to face those times when we cannot trust others and we cannot ask for help? When we are out in the wild and all alone, who do we turn to? God is training us for what lies ahead so that when we do think we are alone we will still be able to manage. If we think we cannot cope then just maybe we are not listening out for His instructions to get us to the next step. Does that sound harsh? Maybe, but it is also true because I know there have been many time when I have failed just because I have not listened to my God!

Points to Ponder:
Are you ready for the race?

Have you trained with God?