Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.
Proverbs 19:3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
Psalm 119:1-3 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
I realize that Proverbs 21:31 is right when it says, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD." This has been one of my most favorite proverbs since I started studying wisdom literature. I tend to be the kind of personality that tries to make everything ready before any deadline. With this kind of personality I often become over-prepared and even overly-anxious.
There are times when I realize I become "creative" in the way I handle situations. In today's devotion it made the point, why do we consider any other way when we know that God's way is always the correct answer. True, there are some situations where there could be some possible gray areas, but questions concerning salvation, relationships, work ethics; most major subjects in our life can be easily answered by an understanding from God. The hardest part is doing it.
I try to reason why we doubt. Maybe we doubt the outcome? Maybe we think that the cost is not worth the reward? Maybe we doubt the one who we are supposed to trust? In cases like these we are all forced to bank on the Scriptures. Because the Lord promised, that will be enough for me. When things don't go the way I expect, I will trust the Lord and not have my "heart rage against" Him (Prov 19:3). Saying this is easy, promising this is another story. But our Lord already has, and so must I.
L.B. Cowman, Streams in the Desert, (Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1997) p. 179-180.
Proverbs 19:3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.
Psalm 119:1-3 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
I realize that Proverbs 21:31 is right when it says, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD." This has been one of my most favorite proverbs since I started studying wisdom literature. I tend to be the kind of personality that tries to make everything ready before any deadline. With this kind of personality I often become over-prepared and even overly-anxious.
There are times when I realize I become "creative" in the way I handle situations. In today's devotion it made the point, why do we consider any other way when we know that God's way is always the correct answer. True, there are some situations where there could be some possible gray areas, but questions concerning salvation, relationships, work ethics; most major subjects in our life can be easily answered by an understanding from God. The hardest part is doing it.
I try to reason why we doubt. Maybe we doubt the outcome? Maybe we think that the cost is not worth the reward? Maybe we doubt the one who we are supposed to trust? In cases like these we are all forced to bank on the Scriptures. Because the Lord promised, that will be enough for me. When things don't go the way I expect, I will trust the Lord and not have my "heart rage against" Him (Prov 19:3). Saying this is easy, promising this is another story. But our Lord already has, and so must I.
L.B. Cowman, Streams in the Desert, (Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1997) p. 179-180.
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