Psalm 119:41-42 "Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. (42) So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word."
Noah built a boat in the middle of the desert. Moses heard the voice of the
Lord from a burning bush. Gideon defeated hundreds of thousands of the
Midianite army with only 300 men holding trumpets and lanterns. David faced a
giant by the name of Goliath. Peter walked on water. Saul was overtaken by the
presence of the Lord Jesus as he traveled to Damascus. Paul shook the serpent
off his hand. Do you ever read God's Word and wonder if those things
could still happen? The answer is yes, God speaks to us and deals with us every
day of our lives. Does He call us to build a ship, strike a rock, break a
lantern in the darkness, defeat a giant, or any of those other wonderful works
of which we read? I doubt any of us have experienced exactly those things, but
what God does tell us to do is to obey Him.
Genesis 7:5 "Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded
him."
God told Moses to go back to Egypt.... Exodus 4:29 "And Moses and
Aaron went..."
Judges 7:20 "And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake
the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their
right hands ..."
1 Samuel 17:45 "Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear,
and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD..."
Matthew 14:29 "And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked
on the water, to go to Jesus."
Acts 9:6 "And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt
thou have me to do?"
As I read these verses, the lesson taught is not concerning what the Lord would
have us to do as much as it is that we are to be willing to obey Him. It is
through our obedience to him that we experience His mercies each day just as
His Word teaches us. I want to discipline myself to be more attentive to God's
directives for my life.
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still
And with all who will trust and obey
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey