ICS Daily Devotions
Do We Trust God?
Luke 6:48-49 (NKJV) He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.
This passage warns us that the flood that comes will beat vehemently upon each house, regardless of whether it has a strong foundation or no foundation. The wise will build a strong foundation in the Lord by listening to Jesus, and the foolish will ignore the warning. The damage to our lives will be great when there is no foundation. Don’t be foolish; be wise and heed the advice of Jesus.
In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus tells us not to worry about life and all that we need because we are more precious than the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. He tells us to seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, and all that we need in life will be given to us because God is a good heavenly Father.
Our Father is not against success or against our becoming a top person in our profession. We cannot serve God and mammon at the same time because we will love one or the other. All of us want to be successful in our careers and businesses. We can either be successful God’s way or the way of the world. We have read about men and women of significance in the Old Testament. All of them were raised up for a purpose in God’s plan. Likewise, God will raise us up to be people of significance where we are at, so that we can be salt and light for Him. The question is: do we trust God? Do we trust that God has a good plan for our lives? If we do, we need to consecrate our lives and draw out from the depth of our hearts His calling for us. We are to take time to seek His face in the prayer closet, read the Bible and journal what we hear from the Holy Spirit. Then do what the Lord has placed in our hearts to do and follow that calling with God’s guidance. We also cannot discount the fact that God might call us to do something that we have no previous experience of. He will confirm His calling by giving us a personal Rhema word, a witness in our heart, Godly counsel and possibly a dream or a vision. Seeking, receiving and heeding guidance whilst consecrating our lives to Him are important steps towards building a life of resilience.
Praying about these plans, ideas, strategies and the decisions we are about to make are a result of a prayer-filled life because consecration and prayer are linked. We cannot live a life of consecration without prayer and we cannot have a prayer-filled life without consecration.
Sermon Series: Resilience (Part 3)
