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Wow! Lots of incredible
stuff this morning, Father!
Jeremiah needs to get God’s perspective on something. He starts out the way we should when we don’t know why
something is happening: “Lord, when I
bring my case to You, You are always
right.” Then he starts, “But I want to ask You …” That
says that what he’s about to ask doesn’t seem
right to him. God’s answer was
amazing. “If you get tired while racing
against people, how can you race
against horses?” I can just hear Jeremiah thinking, “I’m gonna
do what??”
God is telling him not to ask “How can I get out of
this?” but instead, “What can I get
out of this?” My commentary also said, “God’s
servants don’t live by explanations; they
live by promises. Understanding explanations may satisfy our
curiosity and make us smarter people, but laying hold of God’s promises will
build our character and make us better servants … The easy life stifles maturity, but the difficult
life challenges us to develop our spiritual
muscles and accomplish more for the Lord.”
God was having to practice tough love on His people: “I have left
Israel; I have left My people. I have given the people I love over to their enemies…”
There’s nothing that breaks a parent’s heart more than having
to, in love, let their child fail –
to have them reap the consequences of their actions to their own
detriment. We don’t want our kids to suffer. God
didn’t want that either, but His children had so turned away from Him that it
would take such drastic actions to
wake them up and cause them to want
to come back. My commentary put it this
way – “God’s love for His people IS unconditional,
but their enjoyment of that love IS conditional.”
Father God, help my boys to understand my love for them and
to accept the instruction I give them that comes from You. Please let us as a family never have to go through such tough
love. Help our nation to do the same
with You, Father. Be sovereign over
these elections. Give us what we need, not what we want.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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