Thought for the day
A store manager overheard a clerk saying to a customer, "No, ma'am, we haven't had any for some weeks now, and it doesn't look as if we'll be getting any soon."
Alarmed by what was being said, the manager rushed over to the customer who was walking out the door and said, "That isn't true, ma'am. Of course, we'll have some soon. In fact, we placed an order for it a couple of weeks ago."Then the manager drew the clerk aside and growled, "Never, never, never, never say we don't have something. If we don't have it, say we ordered it and it's on its way. Now, what was it she wanted?"
The clerk smiled and said, "Rain."
We must come to the realization that there are some things that we cannot provide. There is only one God and I am not Him! When all is said and done in the book of Job, that's the message with which we are left. After Job spent most of the book begging to know why God had allowed to happen to him the things that happened, God answered Job. However, he never directly answered Job's questions. He merely reminded him of which one of them was God:
"Have you ever ordered the morning to begin, or shown the dawn where its place was?....Can you bring out the stars on time?....Can you shout an order to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Can you send lightning bolts on their way?....Job, are you the one who gives the horse its strength or puts a flowing mane on its neck?" (Job 38:12,32,34-35; 39:19, NIV)
The answer to God's questions to obvious. Like Job, I can't do anyof those things. I sometimes make the mistake of thinking, "If I wereGod, I would do things differently." Reading Job 38 and 39 serves to remind me that I don't even come close to having the qualifications for the job.
So, like Job, I will humble myself in the presence of the Almighty and bow down before Him, trusting Him even in the midst of those things I don't always fully understand.
Verses
Hebrews 6:12
in order that, instead of hanging back, you may be imitators of those who, through their faith and patience, are entering into possession of what God has promised.
Matthew 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there; and great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
2 Corinthians 9:6
I would remind you of this, He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly; he who sows freely will reap freely too.
Prayer
Father, we thank You for our family members who work hard day in and day out to provide for the material needs of their spouses and children. We pray for our unemployed readers who want to provide for their families according to Scripture. We thank You that You promise to supply all our needs according to Your riches in glory. Open closed doors, provide through the willful generosity of others, and make available opportunities for bartering and other means to stretch the dollar until the door for gainful employment opens. May endurance and faith increase in the lives of our brothers and sisters during their difficult wait. As a result we will declare together with the songwriter, “All I have needed Your hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me.” Amen.
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