Many people
across the ages misunderstand who God really is. We malign His character and
misjudge His impartiality in justice, as well as in love. We use Him for our
own purposes and then get upset with Him when we think He let us down.
We blame Him
for all the disadvantages and hardships in life; and yet, we fail to give Him
credit for answered prayers and blessings in our life. We tend to avoid our
responsibility in the negative aspects of our life; and then, we take credit
for the success that we think we achieved by our own human effort (Ephesians
2:8-9).
In reality, God's
name is above every other name, and there is no friend, loved one or ruler that
compares to our possible intimate relationship with Him (Philippians 2:9; Jeremiah
10:6). His wisdom holds secrets that He reveals only to His adopted children (1
Corinthians 2:7; Romans 8:13–17, 23; Galatians 3:26–29, 4:4–7; Ephesians
1:4–5).
God created
the universe and named all of the stars. He also knows the number of hairs on
our head at any given time (Psalm 147:4; Luke 12:7). God did not create the world
and leave us on earth to fend for our self.
He saves us
in order for us to spend time with Him, love Him and consult Him in each moment
of our day (Proverbs 3:5-6). He gave us His Word to encourage, exhort and
direct us during our lifetime. He gave us His Spirit to lead us each moment of
our day.
God encourages
us to honestly communicate with Him about our fears, longings, desires, and
needs (James 4:2-3); He answers all of our prayers according to His wisdom,
goodness and mercy. He rejoices over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17), and He
has a perfect plan for each of our lives (Ephesians 2:10).
Prayer:
Father God,
we worship You in the splendor of Your Holiness (Psalm 6:9), we devour Your
Living Word and find life within each chapter, and we thank You for a deeper
revelation of who You are and what You mean to us with each succeeding moment
of our lifespan.
Thank You
for drawing us nearer to You each day and for stirring a thirst within us, so
that we pant after You like a deer pants for the brook (Psalm 42:1). We worship
You, Our God, and we bless Your name forever and ever. You are great and worthy
of all of our honor and praise, because Your goodness is beyond comparison and
Your greatness is incomprehensible (Psalm 145:1-3).
Thought for
the Day:
Our
knowledge about the Trinity is a mere grain of sand in the wide scope of His truth;
as our Creator, Father, Savior, Spiritual Guide and co-heir of the Kingdom of
God, the Trinity has everything under His control in every facet of all of the circumstances
we will ever experience during our lifetime.
