This mornings devotional...(I needed this one today!) Safe, Secure, & Totally Bored (Hab. 3:17-19) Providing guarantees is a must for merchants in todays marketplace. We are suspicious of any product or service that doesnt come with a warranty. Its the American way. The mistake we make is trying to apply this to Christian life. We dont want to trust God, we want a guarantee that things will work out in our favor, & we hesitate to make a move without one. So no risks are taken; we settle for what we know because what we dont know its just too scary. We accept the trade off - an underlying dissatisfaction - so we can stay safe. The American way has led to unhappiness in the Christian life for many of us today. Christ offered no guarantees that make us comfortable. The fig tree may never blossom... (Habakkuk 3:17-19) There is only one absolute guarantee for Christians: For those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose... (Rom. 8:28-29). That is why we can step out on a risky course, if God calls us to do so. It is why Habakkuk could rejoice with no figs, no fruit... God was his strength & He is ours. We may have no guarantees that the things we hope for will come, but God will do for us what He did for Habakkuk - lead us to life in the highest places with Him, no matter where it takes us, no matter what we leave behind. Contentment -A Godly Womans Adornment ~Lydia Brownback
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:07:18 +0000