Observations: 1. Only God knows everything about us. It’s obvious to me because the psalmist said, "Look deep into my heart and find out everything I’m thinking." In other words, the psalmist said, "I don’t even know what’s down there. I don’t even know what I’m thinking. Look deep in my heart." He’s asking God to help him take inventory. 2. Only God can lead me correctly. The psalmist recognized that our tendency is to want to follow evil ways. 3. Taking inventory and trusting God begins with me. This whole issue begins with me. I have to do personal inventory. Look at myself and ask myself, "How am I doing in this area of trust? " Turn with me please, to Proverbs 3, and let me just show you how personal this inventory has to be. When you go to Proverbs Chapter 3:5?10, you’ll see that the Proverb writer understood that trust began with him. In fact, take your pen out with me. I’m going to read it, and I want you to underline or circle all the personal pronouns. Are you ready? 3:5. "With all your heart you must trust the Lord, and not your own judgment." Three already. "Always let Him lead you, and He will clear the road for you to follow. Don’t ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the Lord and stay away from evil. This will make you healthy, and you will feel strong. Honor the Lord by giving Him your money and the first part of all your crops. Then you will have more grain and grapes than you will ever need." Powerful. The Proverb writer said that all trust starts with personal inventory. I need to take responsibility for doing my part. What happens? I do my part, and ?? you know the rest -- God does His part. Recognize God As Your Source Deuteronomy 8:18 Deuteronomy 8, "You shall remember the Lord your God. For it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may confirm His covenant, which He swore to your fathers, as at this day." We need to come to a place where we recognize God as the source of our life. Recognize that He knows everything. There’s nothing hidden from Him; He’s sovereign. I love the humorous story of the mother telling her daughter a little bit about the facts of life, as she came to the age to understand some of those things. The little girl was really shocked. And when the mother finished, the little girl said, "Mom, does God know these things? " God knows them all. He’s the source. Also write down Colossians 1:15?20. It’s a great passage that talks about God being the source. As I was going through the Word of God this week, I realized that there are so many places in the Bible that tell us without God it’s impossible. Matthew 5:36 tells us, that we cannot change our hair, add hair to our head, without God being the source. Matthew 6:27 tells us that we cannot add a single moment to our life without God being the source. James 4:14 reminds us that we cannot even say with certainty what’s going to happen tomorrow without God as the source. Act 27:20 tells us that we cannot save ourselves from disaster without God being our source. It’s very humbling when we to recognize where we are. They tell us that William Beavy, the naturalist and a very close friend to Teddy Roosevelt, spent many evenings with Roosevelt. After their meal, they would go outside and look at the stars in the heavens, and he would say, "That is a galaxy as large as the Milky Way. It consists of a 100 billion suns. It is one of a 100 billion galaxies. " And then Roosevelt would you grin, and, say, "Now I think we’re small enough. Let’s go to bed." God’s the source. Understand God’s Principles
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:26:23 +0000
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