But If Not, I will Still Trust The Lord

                                                      When The Door Slams

"A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except                 the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed.           Matthew 16:4   

        Asking God for a miracle may indicate a lack of faith. Some feel they demonstrate great faith by continually asking God for miracles. They assume that in every situation God wants to do the spectacular. They presume, for example, that God wants to heal anyone who is sick or provide a miraculous escape from every difficulty they face. 

        Jesus condemned those who insisted that He perform miracles, because He knew their hearts. He recognized that they could not believe Him without constantly undergirding their faith with signs. Their faith was not strong enough to survive without a regular supply of the miraculous. Jesus condemned this lack of faith and left them.

         There are times when we prefer the miracle over the miracle worker. God calls this idolatry, and He discouraged it by refusing to provide miracles on demand (Jer. 2:11-13). Sometimes the greatest act of faith is not to ask for a miracle. One of the most amazing statements of faith in the Old Testament came from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as they faced the fiery furnace because of their obedience to God. 

        They expressed true faith when they assured king Nebuchadnezzar: "If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king. But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up" (Dan. 3:17-18). They were confident in God's ability to deliver them, but they trust Him so completely that they did not ask to be spared. 

        Think about this: Does your faith need miracles to sustain it? Or do you trust God so totally that you can say, "But if not, I will still trust the Lord".  

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin.                             Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.

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