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Monday, July 14, 2008
Careful
For Nothing
Philippians
4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus. (KJV)
Thayer’s definition for ‘careful’:
3309 merimnao-
1)
to be anxious, to be troubled with cares
2)
to care for, to look out for (a thing)
a) to seek to promote one's interests
b) caring or providing for
Why
should we not be careful? Which by the way, many people tell others to take
care thus endorsing the behavior of doing just that. Yes we should take
care, take it to the throne of God and leave it there; then let His peace
rule in your situation and not what the outward is trying to dictate or
distort. This peace of God goes beyond our own understanding, similar to
when our Lord was actually sleeping in the bow of a boat while a storm was
brewing all around Him. Rather than panic and abandon ship as many do, He
calmly spoke the word of God and the winds stilled, and on He went to His
destination. Wouldn’t that be a neat way to live? Well practice makes
perfect, so learning to be faithful in small things will allow you to grow
and be faithful in bigger areas of your walk.
1
Peter 5:5-7 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea,
all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (6) Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
(7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (KJV)
You
know we hear about humility, being humble before our Lord, which as we see
in the above verses is a good thing and one our Lord blesses. What is true
humility? Well simply put it is casting all your care upon the Lord and then
actually leaving it with Him, trusting in the Lord with all your heart and
not leaning back to your own understanding. After all isn’t that the reason
you sought the Lord in the first place, because you were looking for
something better in your life, something complete that would supply all
your need? What you found out was that the need was spiritual, something
totally opposite to what you have been taught all your life, a life in the
past that could only seek temporal things that only provided part of your
answer but could never bring peace. God resists the proud because they are
resisting Him thinking they know better. Anytime we cast something before
our Lord only to take it back and try to fix things on our own we enter the
realm of the proud, the haughty; you know that pride that comes just before
the fall? Sometimes the enemy gets people weighed down with cares and
concerns, and then instead of being still and waiting upon the Lord they
end up taking things to extremes thinking they can work themselves out of a
situation, chasing a blessing or what they think is one and not letting the
blessing overtake them. The reason many people miss out on a blessing and
an answer to their prayers is because instead of being still they are off
and running, like in football running out of bounds and not moving forward.
Luke
10:38-42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain
village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. (39)
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard
his word. (40) But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,
and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve
alone? bid her therefore that she help me. (41) And Jesus answered and said
unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
(42) But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which
shall not be taken away from her. (KJV)
Which
category are you under today? Are you one cumbered, which means to be
distracted or overly occupied with, or are you one that seeks first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness and then all that is needed is
provided? Did you make it a priority to hear the word of God and make Him
welcome into your house, which you just happen to be the temple our Lord
dwells in, or were you trying to impress Him with your works? Mary chose
that one thing that would not be taken from her, that being the peace of
God; while we see Martha running herself ragged and not at peace. Are you
chasing blessings thinking you will impress God with your works, or have
you found that just weight and balance of hearing the Lord first and
foremost for yourself then following the path He has set for you? Some
people are just lazy and sit around waiting for others to do things for
them, while others are high strung and ready to snap because the enemy has
them running in circles. I have seen people involved in so called church
organizations who are so caught up with projects they think will be
beneficial to the congregation, when in reality the simple truth is for
them to hear the word of the Lord and then present the truth that will set
them free from any bondage the enemy is trying to keep them in. When one
humbles themselves before the Lord then they are exalted and lifted up to
His standards and able to get the results He intended, instead of running
to and fro being blown around with every wind of doctrine. Some people get
themselves in financial trouble and then think they can work their way out
of it, sometimes racking up many hours of overtime that takes away from
their time with the Lord. It is of utmost importance to find the just weight
and balance the Lord is asking so that you are not too cumbered with the
things of this life and missing out on the things of the eternal realm.
Psalms
55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall
never suffer the righteous to be moved. (KJV)
You
have access to the throne of God today so that you can boldly enter into
His realm and sit with our Lord at His feet, hearing the message He has for
you this day. It is our Lord’s good pleasure to give us of His kingdom, a
plan of salvation that is based on grace and not on our works so that none
are able to boast. Have you truly cast your burden upon the Lord so that
you can stay seated with Him in heavenly places, or have you taken it back
and are running around this fallen realm thinking you can handle it? Give
it to the Lord and leave it there so that you don’t have to be careful; how
about peaceful instead?
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