Self reliance is devastating…we have no control over anything in this world. That is not so with God, He is sovereign, He is omnipotent, He is omnipresent, He is God. Since we cannot rely on ourselves, we MUST rely on Him. We must trust Him, believe Him, rest in Him, have faith in Him only. That is the ONLY path to peace…
Lord God, strengthen my hope so that I can trust you are at work…even while I am waiting! Carry out Your promise and save our kids…
This passage is such an encouragement reminding us all that Obedience is not just to hold down our sinful nature, but it is also the path to peace, blessing and success.
Lord, strengthen me to be obedient even in the smallest matter. I want every aspect of my life to be reflecting Your glory!
Who can say with confidence that everything they plan will be accomplished? Only a Sovereign God…this chapter God is declaring exactly that. He alone is unchanging, only He can bring about every purpose and singularly God can grant salvation.
How can we read Scripture and then have a small view of God? He desires that we know Him, see Him accurately and fear Him. He is not small, insignificant and silent like all the other tiny man made gods that we create in our imagination. Lord, help me to live in light of Your glory!
10 times in this chapter alone God declares that He is the only God…it seems like that is something that doesn’t need to be said, but then I look at my own life and the culture around me…we so easily turn to entertainment, food, financial stability or our heath as the critical things that stabilize us. They are the indicators of happiness for us…in other words, we have made those things gods…
Lord, help me to look only to You for contentment and trust You only for protection!
The blessings we experience from God are too many to count, but this passage repeatedly reminds that we were chosen by Him, forgiven, provided for and intimately woven together by Jesus. We are not wondering in the world dependent on our own ability…rather we were created for a purpose and blessed in millions of ways to accomplish His plan for us.
Over and over in this passage God declares that He has chosen, called, gathered or formed us. He calls us his own, removes our sin and saves us…for HIS own sake. This is just another passage littered with evidence that He loves us unconditionally, calls us and saves us because of who He is and if those are His motives, we can’t change that no matter what we do.
Lord, help me to live ever more devoted and surrendered to You because of Your incredible character…not any weaker reason like fear or efforts to prove my love. Let me be as purely motivated by agape love as You are!!!
