There
are so many scoffers and God-haters in this world today. Vehemently spewing
their poisonous assumptions, they have less proof than the average Christian.
They really believe the rhetoric, which they learn and parrot, as their own
world-view.
They
have no age-old documents, fulfilled prophecies, or risen Savior on which to
base their assumptions. They simply have humanistic propaganda with a missing
link, and the unanswered question of where did their exploding gasses come
from?
Others
are less bombastic; however, they still view God from a finite, human
perspective, rather than as our holy and omnipotent Father. They attempt to
understand Him and His ways through our limited human understanding.
Some
people view God as a vindictive, dictatorial, distant, condemning, neglectful
Being that is not to be trusted. Nothing is further from the truth if we are
authentic Believers. He blesses His children all of the time.
Our
Father God never tires of giving us all good things to enjoy (1 Timothy
6:17-18). We simply ask and receive, when we ask according to His will rather
than according to the lusts of our flesh (Matthew 7:11).
God's
wisdom provides us all with His Spirit, once we accept Jesus as our Savior and
Lord. The Holy Spirit searches our heart and intercedes for us to God,
according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-28).
Jesus
is our brother, our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1), and co-heir with us
of everything that belongs to God and His Kingdom. It is through the blood of
Jesus that we are blessed with eternal security.
Prayer:
Father
God, You lavish Your children with Your love as we walk in Your will during each
moment of our day. Your ways are higher than ours. We simply pay attention to Your
still, small voice within the recesses of our mind (1 Kings 19:11-13). This
allows us to reap the benefits of obedience and humility.
We
begin to notice Your provision and blessings throughout the day, even in the
little things that occur both naturally and supernaturally. Remind us that we
can only tolerate the intolerable and bear
the unbearable trials of life by keeping our focus on You, because You keep us
in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).
Thought
for the Day:
When
we believe in God, all things are possible through Christ in us, and we can rest
in complete confidence in God's goodness, regardless of circumstances in our
life, knowing that He works out everything for our ultimate good.
-
Mark 9:20-26; Romans 8:28
