God is at work
Friday, February 26
God is at work
And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. Matthew 2:12
When God instructed Samuel to go and anoint David as the next king, after rejecting Saul, Samuel was scared that Saul would kill him. So, God gave Samuel a great idea. ‘The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate”’ (1 Samuel 16:2-3). A similar story takes place in the New Testament during the time of Jesus’ birth knowing the evil intent of King Herod, God divinely (through a dream) directed the “wise men” to take another route back home “ And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route” (Matthew 2:12). Herod recruited the Magi for his evil plot without their knowledge, but God warned them in a dream not to participate, so they left the area without returning through Jerusalem.
Both accounts serve to remind us God is always at work. Basically, we can see from the Scriptures that great ideas come from the Lord. ‘For we’re God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do’ (Ephesians 2:10).
In order to do what God created us for, we need to fully rely on Him to give us great ideas related to our purpose on the earth. We do this through seeking Him. God knows the walls He called us to build and He’s there to help us build it. It was God who sent Jethro to Moses with a great idea on how to settle disputes among the Israelites, and this reduced the work load for Moses.
God knows the plans He has for us, and He will give us ideas which are related to the plans. We just need to turn to Him and ask Him for ideas. His ideas will be the stepping stones to our hope and our future. Let’s not rely on our own human ideas, or put our trust in our own experience.
Are you stranded? Turn to the Lord and ask Him to give you a great idea for the step you want to take, and our faithful Lord will flood you with great ideas. Ideas from Him never fail. Trust in Him, for the big ideas as well as the small.