Wednesday 15 Nov 2017

November 15: Psalm 78:9-18

Key Verse: Psalm 78:18
They wilfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.

Devotion:
Oh how easy people forget. It does not take too much to make a person look the other way, to ignore something or to put it behind them. It does not take too much to make someone forget about the troubles they have been through, about the trials they have had to face. But let there be a bit more trouble in their life and pretty soon they start to recall the things of the past and remember just who has done what for them.

We are so easily distracted from our walk with God. It can be the smallest of things which turns our head for a moment, that moment when we should have been communing with God. It does not take too much of a distraction to get us thinking about what could have been or what could be... if only... Yet none of those distractions will come from the One who loves you. None of them will come from the One who cares. None will come from the One who wants to protect you. God will not tempt you!

Those distractions will come thick and fast just when we don't need them. They will come flooding in when we are at our weakest point. They will come to trip us up when we walk, push us down when we stagger and kick us when we are down. That is because they come from one who hates us because we know God's truth. We know that compared to God, Satan is weak; but the evil one does know our weaknesses. We know he does not care for us like God, but he will pretend to care when we need to hear it. We will be easily persuaded, because we lust after more than we need. Our weakness will be our downfall unless we use our weakness to find our strength. When we know we are tempted, we need to turn to God. When we know we are lusting, we need to turn to Him. When we are feeling down, we know He will be there. He will not pretend, or leave us to fend for ourselves. God is our refuge. God is our strength. He has already proven it. Remember His Word, lest we forget His love.

Points to Ponder:
What do your friends have to do for you before you trust them?

How much more does God have to do for you before you see the truth?