Isaiah 55:8-9, Admit God Can Do Whatever He Wants - Devotional Scripture

Job had been through an incredibly difficult time…We were told in the beginning that the reason for Job’s troubles was God’s choice to allow Job to be tested. The concept of God allowing a difficult time to come for any other reason than for judgment was simply beyond Job’s understanding of God. This made Job frustrated with God.

Finally, God steps in to clear things up.  God begins to ask Job a series of questions (Job 38-41) to show Job just how inadequate his understanding of God was.  Job had been upset because he had wanted God to start acting the way he thought God ought to act.  But God’s whole point was to show Job that He, God, was much bigger than Job’s limited concept of Him.

Job’s breakthrough came when he admitted something like, “Okay, You are God and You can do whatever you choose to do, and I submit to Your will,” (Job 42:2).  When you completely surrender to God, admitting He can do whatever He wants with you, then you begin to truly know Him.

Have you been feeling frustrated with God lately?  Could it be that you think God ought to be doing something a certain way?  When you realize He loves you as much as He does, there’s no need to be afraid of surrendering yourself to Him. – Steve Edmondson, Calvary Chapel of Fullerton.

Proverbs 3:13 Get Wisdom and be happy - Devotional Scripture

Everyone wants to be happy. God made us to be eternally happy.  He has established this world in such a way that doing good through faith in Christ will always lead to greater happiness.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13

 

The key to lasting happiness is to gain wisdom. Wisdom is to know what to do and be able to apply that knowledge to the situations of life.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments.   Psalm 111:10. 

The fear of the Lord means we are so in love with our Father that we don’t want to do anything that would grieve Him. It is when we understand just how much He loves us that wisdom truly begins.  Those who fear the Lord will want to spend time with Him.  They will have insight and wisdom in a way others won’t.  Their desire will be to please their Father and they will trust His ways over their own.  As we spend time in His Word and obey His commands we gain wisdom and understanding of what to do in situations and we use good judgment making decisions in our lives.

This weekend’s challenge is to begin to get wisdom. The first essential thing you must do to get wisdom is come to Jesus. You must believe the He is your Lord and Savior. That He died for your sins and rose three days later and is now seated in heaven with His Father.  Second, since wisdom is found in the Word of God, you must get into the Word and do what it says. The third thing we should do to get wisdom is pray. Wisdom is a gift of God, therefore, we should pray to God to give us wisdom.

Listen and Obey Jeremiah 35 - Devotional Scripture

In Jeremiah 35, we see a powerful illustration of obedience. While the rest of the people of Israel were breaking its covenant with God, the Rechabites were steadfast in their commitment they made to their ancestor hundreds of years ago who gave a command to the family. God uses them as an example of the type of obedience He desires from His people. In this chapter, Jeremiah offered wine to the Rechabites but they wouldn’t drink it.

But they said, “We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever.’” Jeremiah 35:6

The Rechabites were obedient to a man, who was only their earthly father; but the Jews were disobedient to the eternal God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the one that holds their breath in His hands. God isn’t telling anybody else not to drink wine.  He’s just saying, "Here is a group of people listening and obeying their fathers. Here are people of their word that when tempted, they will not disobey because they are going to stand true to their promise.  And yet I have spoken to you over and over again to turn from you evil way and you won't listen to Me.” (Jeremiah 35:14-15)

The king of Judah didn’t want to listen to God, he didn’t want to obey God but he wanted Jeremiah to pray for them. (Jer. 37:3).  Do we simply want God there to get us what we need, to deliver us and care for us but we don’t want to obey Him? Than we don't know who God is.  He is God and there is no other. He is the one that judges in righteousness.   And He tells us we are to live by His every word.  If you want to live a life not where you are desperately crying for prayer but where you are walking in His peace and His joy, knowing and understanding your God and His will, than you’ve got to be in His Word and commit to follow it. This weekend’s challenge is to get into the Word of God, do whatever He says and live by His every word.