Thoughts for another day
June 9, 2010
Today's verse: 1 Chron. 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them; because they put their trust in him. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
What’s the one thing that can move the heart of God the most? I’m sure you know it, and even if it’s not on top of mind right now and you came to know later, you’d say, ‘oh, deep inside I always knew it’s that.’ Well, it’s ‘FAITH’. There’s nothing like faith that can move God’s heart immensely; and trust in Him can salvage any situation of fear or destruction.
I know most of us lack faith or the kind of faith one needs to have in God. We know Him a little but this knowledge when put to the test quickly crumbles because it’s not solid. It isn’t solid because 1, we never experienced God’s hand in our lives (that’s probably because we never want a trial) and 2, because we don’t spend time with God getting to know and love Him. All our affairs with God if you realise, are instant affairs – we have instant prayer – just 2 minutes demanding and expecting great things. Some people disguise their lack of faith in God in receiving their needs and desires by the excuse, ‘what is God’s will, will happen!’ Ah, the various ways in which we couch our not fulfilling necessities in relation to God; in fact God should give us an award for inventing excuses to circumvent what He needs from us!
When someone puts his trust in the Lord, His mighty arm moves and he or she is granted solace by His firm hand as is seen in our Scripture today: when some of the Jews warred with their enemies, they were helped of the Lord because they trusted Him. Yes, trust delivered and trust always delivers. In life’s most excruciating moments, ponder not on human deliverance, rather trust Him who can deliver you from any situation and in your unwavering trust you’ll see the bright hand of the Lord, cutting through the black of your storm, rushing to aid you with power and glory. With this in mind I feel, if I don’t trust Him, who else will I trust?
June 9, 2010
Today's verse: 1 Chron. 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them; because they put their trust in him. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
What’s the one thing that can move the heart of God the most? I’m sure you know it, and even if it’s not on top of mind right now and you came to know later, you’d say, ‘oh, deep inside I always knew it’s that.’ Well, it’s ‘FAITH’. There’s nothing like faith that can move God’s heart immensely; and trust in Him can salvage any situation of fear or destruction.
I know most of us lack faith or the kind of faith one needs to have in God. We know Him a little but this knowledge when put to the test quickly crumbles because it’s not solid. It isn’t solid because 1, we never experienced God’s hand in our lives (that’s probably because we never want a trial) and 2, because we don’t spend time with God getting to know and love Him. All our affairs with God if you realise, are instant affairs – we have instant prayer – just 2 minutes demanding and expecting great things. Some people disguise their lack of faith in God in receiving their needs and desires by the excuse, ‘what is God’s will, will happen!’ Ah, the various ways in which we couch our not fulfilling necessities in relation to God; in fact God should give us an award for inventing excuses to circumvent what He needs from us!
When someone puts his trust in the Lord, His mighty arm moves and he or she is granted solace by His firm hand as is seen in our Scripture today: when some of the Jews warred with their enemies, they were helped of the Lord because they trusted Him. Yes, trust delivered and trust always delivers. In life’s most excruciating moments, ponder not on human deliverance, rather trust Him who can deliver you from any situation and in your unwavering trust you’ll see the bright hand of the Lord, cutting through the black of your storm, rushing to aid you with power and glory. With this in mind I feel, if I don’t trust Him, who else will I trust?
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