The woman said to Him,
’Sir, You have nothing to draw [water] with, and the well is deep’ —John 4:11
Have you ever said to
yourself, “I am impressed with the wonderful truths of God’s Word, but He can’t
really expect me to live up to that and work all those details into my life!”
When it comes to confronting Jesus Christ on the basis of His qualities and abilities,
our attitudes reflect religious superiority. We think His ideals are lofty and
they impress us, but we believe He is not in touch with reality— that what He
says cannot actually be done. Each of us thinks this about Jesus in one area of
our life or another. […] If we are
honest, we will admit that we never have misgivings or doubts about ourselves,
because we know exactly what we are capable or incapable of doing. But we do
have misgivings about Jesus. And our pride is hurt even at the thought that He
can do what we can’t. My misgivings arise from the fact that I search within to
find how He will do what He says. My doubts spring from the depths of my own
inferiority.’ CHAMBERS
Recently a volunteer asked me .. “What are you
going to do about retirement?” In other worlds, “How are you going to take care
of yourself after Haiti?” Good question.
The answer is “God will provide.” The condition of our obedience to His
call to Haiti is not that we will have a good severance package or retirement
plan. We don’t trust God only when we
are in Haiti and then trust in ourselves when we are not. The wonderful question posed by the instructor
of ‘The Truth Project’ by Focus on the Family. “Do you believe that what you believe is
really real?”
The answer to that question … the honest answer ..
will reveal who you trust in .. God or yourself. And that will determine how you live your
life. By the way, we have a great
retirement plan .. in fact it is heavenly. What about you?
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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