“Where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.” Genesis 13:4 NIV
Someone has pointed out that life seems to be arranged backwards. We are called upon to make our most important choices at a time when we have the least amount of experience to guide us. Because of this, we so frequently hear expressions of regret like, “If only I had known,” “If I had it to do over again,” etc. But it is this very quality of life which reveals our inability to handle life by ourselves. It is a wise person, indeed, who learns this lesson early and gives heed to the Biblical admonition, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”(Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) After the temporary failure of faith which took Abram from Canaan into Egypt, we find him once again in the land, with his tent and his altar, enjoying the fullness of divine supply. As we have seen life in the land is a life of continual conflict; we must go from victory to victory. Furthermore, it is a life of unending choices. May we learn to surrender our daily choices to the Lord, before we rush into places where our Lord desires us not to go. Whatever choices you are facing at this moment, before consulting with others around you, lay on the altar of our Lord. Lay hold of the promise given to us in Proverbs chapter 3. Thank the Lord that He will make your path straight.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, we choose to submit our choices to You, trusting Your leading.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, with the many choices we face each day, thank You that we can submit them to You, knowing that You will lead in the direction that brings glory to Your name. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Isaiah 22:1-13
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