1 Corinthians 1:27
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
The Lord’s guidance or requests won’t always make sense from a human point of view.
Asking Noah to build an ark he’s never even seen a picture of, and to provide all the material himself which would take close to 100 years to do it! Seemed like an unreasonable request!
Jesus told Peter to go look in the fish’s mouth to find a coin to pay taxes! Can’t you just see Peter!! Uh, what fish? Where? Are you serious?
What about Elisha telling Naman to go dip 7 times in the Jordon river and he would be healed of his leprosy? Can you picture that?
What about Abraham and Sarah having a child at 100? Even Sarah laughed! The scripture says she laughed unto herself but God asked her why she laughed?
Can you picture this? Joshua and 7 priests marching around Jericho NOT SAYING A WORD! Once a day for 6 days and 7 times on the 7th day.
God required Gideon to fight the Mideanites (thousands of men) with only 300 men.
A blind man approached Jesus to ask for his eyesight. Jesus led him out of the city and said, “Now here’s what I’m gonna do: I’m gonna spit in my hand and mix it with dirt and slap it in your eye!
And he was healed!!
People in the world—and even other believers—won’t always understand the choices God leads you to make.
In fact, it may feel as if you’re making a foolish decision. But God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it, even if it seems unreasonable And although we may never fully realize His purposes, we will enjoy the peace and assurance found only in complete obedience. This is the will of God….OBEDIENCE
Here are some examples of what the Lord may ask you to do:
· Help a stranger
· Share your faith with someone who seems resistant to the gospel
· Speak up for the truth even when it may cost you
· Take a leadership position although you feel unqualified
· Quit a well-paying job to pursue God’s purpose for your life
· Give up something “innocent” simply because He asks
Although some things God asks of us might seem unreasonable…at least at the moment…He will NEVER ask us to do something that, violates the clear teaching of Scripture.
For instance, He will not lead you to:
· Abuse yourself or someone else
· Embezzle money from your employer
· Misuse drugs or alcohol
· Be sexually intimate with someone who is not your spouse
· Engage in any other type of sinful behavior
Can you think of a time God asked you to do something that seemed a little odd but you found out later or were rewarded later simply because you obeyed?
Lets take this one step further…Maybe God has asked you very recently to do something and you really didn’t understand why? Are you obeying?
Nothing can compare to discovering and following the Father’s plan for your life. Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him—even when His plans seem a little foolish in human terms.
And Samuel said, has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
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