ClassicChic
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But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.
Matthew 17:27 (NIV)
Devotion:
Sometimes God asks us to do something we don't understand. It might seem unnecessary. It might seem crazy. Or it might seem like something God shouldn't need us to do because He is capable of doing it without our involvement. So why does He require our action?
When Jesus was asked to pay a tax, He told Peter to go catch a fish. Miraculously, the exact amount He needed was found in the mouth of the fish he caught. Peter had a moment where he had to either accept Jesus methods or question them. In our limited human understanding it's easier to question, Why didn't He just make that coin appear? But Peter knew Jesus, and he knew he was better off to just do whatever Jesus had asked of him (Matthew 17:24-27).
Sometimes we have moments like Peter had. We stand there blinking, wondering if we heard Him right. In those moments we have to make a decision to just DO IT:
Deliberate
Obedience
Intentional
Trust
Certainly Jesus could have produced the amount needed in many different ways, but He required Peter to be involved. He required Peter to take action, just as He does with us at times.
When God challenges us to stick with what he has called us to do even when it seems like it is over, we start to wonder if He realized what He was asking. He wants us to deliberately obey Him and intentionally trust Him. He don't want us to look for the easy button. He wasn't offering a supernatural rescue. He needs us to walk through the process, learning lessons along the way. Instead of handing us a solution, He allows us to be involved in it.
Is there something He is asking you to do that doesn't seem right, or normal, or natural from your human perspective? Are you ignoring His still small voice urging you to just trust and obey? Whether it's catching a fish or building an ark, you can rest assured that you are in good company. God has a plan even when you can't see it. Sometimes you have to DO IT to reveal that plan.
Dear Lord, I want to learn to respond with obedience to Your requests. When I hear Your voice speaking to me, I want to willingly do it whatever it is. Thank You for reminding me that sometimes You require me to be part of my own solution
In Jesus Name, Amen.
But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.
Matthew 17:27 (NIV)
Devotion:
Sometimes God asks us to do something we don't understand. It might seem unnecessary. It might seem crazy. Or it might seem like something God shouldn't need us to do because He is capable of doing it without our involvement. So why does He require our action?
When Jesus was asked to pay a tax, He told Peter to go catch a fish. Miraculously, the exact amount He needed was found in the mouth of the fish he caught. Peter had a moment where he had to either accept Jesus methods or question them. In our limited human understanding it's easier to question, Why didn't He just make that coin appear? But Peter knew Jesus, and he knew he was better off to just do whatever Jesus had asked of him (Matthew 17:24-27).
Sometimes we have moments like Peter had. We stand there blinking, wondering if we heard Him right. In those moments we have to make a decision to just DO IT:
Deliberate
Obedience
Intentional
Trust
Certainly Jesus could have produced the amount needed in many different ways, but He required Peter to be involved. He required Peter to take action, just as He does with us at times.
When God challenges us to stick with what he has called us to do even when it seems like it is over, we start to wonder if He realized what He was asking. He wants us to deliberately obey Him and intentionally trust Him. He don't want us to look for the easy button. He wasn't offering a supernatural rescue. He needs us to walk through the process, learning lessons along the way. Instead of handing us a solution, He allows us to be involved in it.
Is there something He is asking you to do that doesn't seem right, or normal, or natural from your human perspective? Are you ignoring His still small voice urging you to just trust and obey? Whether it's catching a fish or building an ark, you can rest assured that you are in good company. God has a plan even when you can't see it. Sometimes you have to DO IT to reveal that plan.
Dear Lord, I want to learn to respond with obedience to Your requests. When I hear Your voice speaking to me, I want to willingly do it whatever it is. Thank You for reminding me that sometimes You require me to be part of my own solution
In Jesus Name, Amen.
I am learning day by day just how to listen to the "still small voice" that helps me make the right decisions!!
