Saturday 23 Mar 2013

Saturday Reading: Psalm 20:6-7

Key Verse: Psalm 20:7
7  Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Devotion:
God listens to our prayers! That is one amazing thing, not just because there are so many of us asking for things at the same time, but because He is in heaven and actually listens to our prayers. But putting your faith and trust in an unseen God is not something that everyone is willing to do.

Many are going to rather place their trust in things that they can see and that are made to look strong and dependable. We would much rather put our trust in a car that looks like it is built for the job than in a beaten up wreck that looks like it will collapse in a heap before long. We look on the outward appearance of physical things and trust in those things that we imagine are the strongest.

God, on the other hand, is a God that is hidden from most of the world because they refuse to believe that what happens is actually God’s will. They place their trust in things that they know will break if they are treated badly enough; but they will not trust in the unseen no matter how great the unseen has been built up to be. That is like putting your trust in money even when you know that inflation is making it worth less every day.

God is certainly not bound by anything like inflation because He is the creator of everything and not just the good parts. We have our bibles which give us an accurate historical record of what God has done for us in the past. We have a record of the promises that He has made for our future. All we need do is to have faith that that is exactly what will come to pass because God has always made things happen.

God continues to build up a record of all that has happened so that we can have more and more proof that He is God and that nobody else can do anything about that. Just because we can see the splendour of some church buildings and religious ceremonies does not make them real and dependable – that comes from watching as things that should happen do happen over time. Once we have a track record built up we can then begin to depend on that source of information. God’s Word is our ultimate truth.

Points to Ponder:
How many promises do you keep?

How many of God’s promises do you count on?