When The Door Slams
'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' Jeremiah 33:3
Too often we settle for much less than what God wants to do through us. We read in Jeremiah 32:27; "Look, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?" And we answer, "No, Lord." Yet when we face difficult situations we begin to limit our belief in God and lower our expectations of what God will do.
It is one thing to believe God could perform a miracle in the Bible, or a thousand years ago, or even in the life of a friend; it is quite another matter to wholeheartedly believe God can do anything He chooses to do in our lives!
When almighty God speaks to us, what we do next proves what we believe about God, regardless of what we say. Just like when God, revealed to Moses His plan to orchestrate the greatest exodus in human history, and God wanted to use Moses to accomplish it. Moses responded by arguing with God! Moses was overwhelmed by what he heard and began to make excuses for why he could not participate in God's activity. Moses should have willingly acknowledged his belief in God's power; Moses simply did not believe God could do His miraculous work through his life. Moses' argument with God limited his ministry for the rest of his life (Exod. 4:13-16).
Think about this: Do you sense there may be far more that God wants to do through your life than what you have been experiencing? Real courage is moving forward when the outcome is uncertain. Ask God to show you what it is. Then be prepared to respond in faith and obedience to what God tells you.
Ah, Lord God, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents' sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the LORD Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve (Jeremiah 32:17-19).
May I not let my heart be troubled; let me trust in God and trust also in Christ (John 14:1). I will call upon You and come and pray to You, and You will listen to me. I will seek You and find You when I search for You with all my heart (Jeremiah 29:12-13).
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, Who does not look to the proud or those who turn aside to lies (Psalm 40:4).
Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.
Never Rest Ministries
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