{"id":380,"date":"2020-07-06T03:56:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T03:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=380"},"modified":"2020-07-06T01:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T01:59:07","slug":"monday-morning-manna-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/monday-morning-manna-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Manna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Monday, July 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday Morning Manna \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And the Lord said to Satan, \u201cBehold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.\u201d So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. Then his wife said to him, \u201cDo you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!\u201d<strong> Job 2:6-9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ways of God are never straight forward neither simple, instead God chooses to use the foolish to confound the wise. Often we believe something in our past disqualifies us when all the while it is that is a lie\u2014God does not see anyone as useless. Sis. Iyzaro Davidson asked the question Will I Become a Fool for God? Job 13:15 \u201c<em>Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him<\/em>\u201d. Job in this passage sounds like a fool yet, we know it is Job\u2019s dedication to God that makes him strong. God has a reckless, unconditional, does not make sense love for His children and He wants to know if we will align ourselves with His plan to do His will.<\/p>\n<p>If we look at the sweep of history, specifically to men and women God used to change the world, we can take comfort in knowing that God does use the foolish things\u2014and unlikely people\u2014to shame the wise. In fact, there are many foolish people mentioned in the Bible, particularly in parables, those who hear the words of Jesus but don\u2019t put them into practice (Matthew 7:24-27) for example. However, there\u2019s one kind of fool mentioned in the Bible that Sis. Davidson encouraged us to emulate\u2014one who is willing to follow and obey the word of God. Being \u2018fools for Christ\u2019 \u2013 that is us!<\/p>\n<p>This message did not encourage us to be ignorant of the things of this world instead, through it all, understand who (God) is in control. This we accomplish, as Sis. Davidson shared, through alignment with God. By faith for without faith it\u2019s impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). When it comes to day to day living, as believers in God, we should be sure to be diligent in seeking to be in alignment \u2013 both about God and the ways of God for then we will have a better perception on situations as they develop and be in a much better place to make godly decisions.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s world, you and I might appear to be fools because of our commitment to Christ and that is okay! Others may want us to curse God and die as we continue to live through COVID-19. Continuing to trust in God during these times might very well end up having us looking like \u201cfools for Christ.\u201d However, during these times know that you are chosen by God to confound the world\u2019s wisdom! God\u2019s plan doesn\u2019t rely on our greatness, but rather on His sovereign power. That\u2019s the kind of fool I want to be connected to. What about you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, July 6 Monday Morning Manna \u00a0\u00a0 And the Lord said to Satan, \u201cBehold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.\u201d So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 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