Good morning,
Even
though the world does it’s best to get us to focus on the economy,
political stability, our health, or, for those of us in ministry, church
health, none of these areas really define our future. King David, “a
man after God’s own heart,” (I Sam. 13:14) lived during a time of of
severe turmoil in his country, his family and his personal life. First
he was honored and then hated. He was successful in love and war only
to find himself hunted by his father-in-law, hated by his brothers and
living on the run without a wife or family. In desperation he finally
moved into enemy territory to try to save his life. Even after his
sworn enemy, King Saul, was killed in a battle, he had to wait years
before he was finally recognized as God’s appointed king. It was during
those years that David began to discover what God was planning for his
life, not year by year, but day by day, that taught him that life from
God’s perspective was completely different then what the world around
him could see.
The first thing that David shares with us in Psalm
138: 6 is that God is very powerful indeed. He does not need any of
our approval when he lovingly deals with the most important part of our
being, our hearts. God pours out his care on those who are humble.
From God’s perspective we have humble hearts when we look to him for
direction, correction and approval. There is nothing about our human
nature that longs for any of this sort of guidance as we go through
life. We are taught to be in control, self centered, proud and fearful
of anyone or anything that requires us to give up on our plans for
someone else's plan. What God longs for us to do day by day is to
develop a loving dependent trust in his judgment in every set of
circumstances. What God has promised us is his eternal, faithful love.
He knows how difficult it is for us to stop listening to the inside and
outside voices that keep telling us that you can’t trust someone who
insists that his plans for our lives are better than anything we could
ever come up with ourselves. This process often makes us feel that God
isn’t there. We think that he must not be with us since he isn’t giving
us what we are sure is the best solution to the challenges we face.
What God longs to do is set us free from our fears and give us the joy
of walking safely through life with the King of kings guiding us each
step of the way.
Psalm 138:6 Though the LORD is great,
he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
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The LORD will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, O
LORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.
Roy Wisner
