Proverbs 3:5-6 (King James Version)5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
God keeps His Word. We just have to trust Him freely and with our whole heart. We have direct access to God through His spirit and His Word. The richness of that access far exceeds anything in this life. It is energizing, living and exciting! As we go through our life motions we can always be excited no matter what because when we recognize His presence we are so set free to tackle and enjoy anything. Everything is golden! Nothing need weight us down. Nothing!
Saturday we were anticipating our flight home to Chicago from Boston Logan. We had squeezed a delightful trip into the city that day and as we checked in, it was announced that O'Hare was closed by the FAA and our flight might be canceled. Pilots and stewardesses were standing around just like the passengers. People were in festive moods and it was fun. People were hooked up to whatever device they could be hooked up to so they could be the first one to say we were going. It was fun. My cell was beeping every 30 minutes or so with flight updates. What makes an event different from another event? It is how we live each moment. We can always be in the presence of God anytime, anyplace even if we don't have a cell phone! He is there where we are! We would get to Chicago when we got there and God stays with us.
Holiday hoopla comes and goes; life is dynamic. Think about Joseph in Genesis, how his life changed over and over again. He got tossed out on his ear by his brothers but he ended up a very powerful man in Egypt., He then was accused erroneously and was sent to prison. He then became head of the prison. His story is tremendous as God continually was involved in his life. He was a great leader because of whom he followed, listened to and believed - God!
This morning I read a section in the Old Testament about the man of God, Samuel, and how discouraged he got when Israel wanted a king to rule instead of God. God didn't sweat it and he told Samuel the best way to handle it.
1 Samuel 8:6-9 (King James Version):
6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
We have even greater opportunities today because we live in a fantastic biblical segment of timeline called the 'grace' administration! Our spiritual tools exceed those of any other administration thus far in the Kingdom of God. When we think about our connections, we've got the greatest communication tool available. We are internally hot wired to the mainframe of the universe through the gift of holy spirit!
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