Sunday Reading: Psalm 107:1-9
Key Verse: Psalm 107:7
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Devotion:
What does it take before we trust in God? What is it going to take in our own lives before we really do place that faith and trust firmly in God’s hands? Most of us will say that we have faith and display a certain amount of faith, especially after being saved, but as time goes by and we see things creep into our lives, our souls grow weary and feint within us because of the hardships we have to face. It is at those times that we need to reach out the more to God and lay hold of His firm grip on us remembering that it is He who has the firm grip on us and not the other way round.
If we had to rely on our own grip on God we would have fallen away a long time ago and we would be in dire straits right now (no not that band but the state of extreme distress). It is hard enough for most of us to hang on to a rope and support ourselves for any length of time, never mind juggling our lives and trying to hold on to everything at the same time!
When I see how some of my missionary friends rely so much upon God for everything in their lives it spurns me on the more to live for God trusting in Him every moment of every day. This is not an occupation that we should take up so that we can earn points to take with us into heaven but rather it should be a way of life by which we can give glory to our Heavenly Father who has done so much for us from the very beginning. I smile at scientists as they try to explain the impossible, not knowing that there is a simple explanation, that God is in control and that He continues to make the impossible possible for those that trust in Him.
When the Jews found themselves at the end of their tether they finally reached out to God once again only to find that He was patiently waiting to receive them back into His open arms. God is not running away from us constantly. We do not have to chase Him down the road begging Him to come into our lives. He is the one watching us as we run all over the place like a rodent or roach caught out in the open. Once we turn to Him and allow Him to guide us and keep us, we will find that our lives do get turned around and start to make a whole lot more sense… but we must be willing to allow Him to guide as and be willing to follow that guidance wherever He leads us…
Points to Ponder:
Do you listen to good advice?
Are you listening to God’s advice?
Sunday 11 Nov 2012
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