Dear Daily Message Readers,
READ: Jeremiah 16
Jeremiah 16:19 (NASB) "'Therefore behold, I am going to make them know--This time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is the LORD.'"
Author and pastor Warren Wiersbe tells of a frustrated Sunday school teacher whose class wasn't growing as it should. She wore herself out working harder and harder, yet nothing changed. Finally, after recognizing that her ministry was self-motivated and self-activated, things began to change. "I've learned to draw constantly on the Lord's power," she said, "and things are different! (Christianglobe.com).
God is always looking for ways to show us His supernatural might and strength in our lives. The problem is that we seldom give Him a chance to demonstrate this very thing. Instead, we are like the early days of the Sunday school teacher, willing only to rely on our own power, effort, and talent to accomplish the Lords work. Yet God is patiently waiting to show His power to those who trust Him. We need to pray to see the fine line between our efforts and trusting God. In other words, we need to ask God for discernment to recognize His presence and to move forward accordingly. Once we have developed this habit, we can experience the Lords goodness more than ever.
Jeremiah 16:7 "'For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes'"
When we choose to trust in anything other than God, we are headed for trouble, for He is ever watchful of all our ways (Jeremiah 16:7). How much better it is to trust in the Lord, who delights to show us His power each day! Faith Lesson: To experience God's strength in your life, learn to lean on Him today.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
READ: Jeremiah 16
Jeremiah 16:19 (NASB) "'Therefore behold, I am going to make them know--This time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is the LORD.'"
Author and pastor Warren Wiersbe tells of a frustrated Sunday school teacher whose class wasn't growing as it should. She wore herself out working harder and harder, yet nothing changed. Finally, after recognizing that her ministry was self-motivated and self-activated, things began to change. "I've learned to draw constantly on the Lord's power," she said, "and things are different! (Christianglobe.com).
God is always looking for ways to show us His supernatural might and strength in our lives. The problem is that we seldom give Him a chance to demonstrate this very thing. Instead, we are like the early days of the Sunday school teacher, willing only to rely on our own power, effort, and talent to accomplish the Lords work. Yet God is patiently waiting to show His power to those who trust Him. We need to pray to see the fine line between our efforts and trusting God. In other words, we need to ask God for discernment to recognize His presence and to move forward accordingly. Once we have developed this habit, we can experience the Lords goodness more than ever.
Jeremiah 16:7 "'For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes'"
When we choose to trust in anything other than God, we are headed for trouble, for He is ever watchful of all our ways (Jeremiah 16:7). How much better it is to trust in the Lord, who delights to show us His power each day! Faith Lesson: To experience God's strength in your life, learn to lean on Him today.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
