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Monday, June 30,
2008
In
The Now
Matthew 6:9-11 After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. (10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
(11) Give us this day our daily bread. (KJV)
If you notice throughout the Bible
our Lord encourages us to keep in the now, today, nothing more nothing
less. Our thoughts and ideas deal in the past, could a, would a, or should
a, none of which has any bearing on today. Another deception the enemy will
try and bog down the people of God with is thinking too far ahead, trying
to figure out or analyze situations one claims were given over to God, you
know that stuff about casting all your care upon Him? Finding that just
balance and staying there will keep you more grounded in the realm of the Spirit
while anything else will keep you stuck in your own little world. When you
look at the manner or pattern our prayer life should be you notice God
deals with us today, dealing with what is on our plate for this day. Just
like with our physical body, you wouldn’t eat enough in one sitting to last
you all week or month; neither should you be praying and thinking past
today, as either scenario would not be healthy. By the way, this example of
prayer is just an outline not something that should be recited word for
word on a continual basis like some robotic clone. You know how healthy you
would be if you monitored your intake on a daily basis and only ate the
right healthy portions that were needed, now translate that into the
spiritual so that you can get and
stay healthy spiritually as well.
Exodus 16:11-15 And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, (12) I have heard the murmurings of the children
of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the
morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD
your God. (13) And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and
covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. (14)
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the
wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the
ground. (15) And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to
another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto
them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. (KJV)
When you look at the above
examples we see mankind murmuring and questioning our Lord and His ways,
which if I was to ask for a show of hands I am sure we all have been guilty
of this at some time in our walk, I know my hand would go up. Like with the
phrase, “when all is said and done, a lot more will be said then done”,
many times the murmurings and doubts were a result of our own thinking
rather than coming into agreement with someone else’s thoughts which are so
much higher than ours. The Lord has never forgotten His people and He
hasn’t forgot about you or your need, in fact before the foundation of this
world He already planned your life out and provided the provisions needed
for your walk. Now, this day are you willing to walk the path He set in
place for you, the one path of life that leads to your eternal reward? If
you find yourself lacking or short of what is needed then maybe that time
you have been spending murmuring could be put to better use thanking our
Lord instead of doubting. Maybe you need to recheck to make sure you are on
the right path also so that you don’t miss out as well. Being a truck
driver in my past I am quite familiar with how a small deviation or wrong
turn can totally cause me to miss my delivery appointment as well as pick
up, causing some rather loud tumultuous murmurings. Point is, with what is
being discussed are you where you need to be for today, doing and taking
thought for what the Lord is asking and not what you think you are lacking
or what the enemy is trying to distract with?
Exodus 16:16-19 This is the
thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to
his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons;
take ye every man for them which are in his tents. (17) And the children of
Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. (18) And when they did
mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that
gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his
eating. (19) And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. (KJV)
Can you imagine a world where
mankind just took what was needed and didn’t stockpile things that many
times they don’t end up using anyways? How about a realm where people that
were able to gather a bit more were willing to share with those that could
not? Talk about a campaign promise, there’s one that will get elected, well
at least with God it will. What if you only dealt with today, right now and
not thinking so far ahead, or concerned with tomorrow, how much easier
would your life be without so much excess baggage? How about your own
household, if you were to do a personal inventory would you find things
that you haven’t put to use for years, yet when it was purchased it was
something you had to have? Having just dealt with finding a different place
to live I know I have found things that the Lord describes as ‘if not in
use then it is abuse’. It is amazing when talking with other home owners
how they all say the same thing; that they need to do personal inventory
and get rid of the excess. So before you go asking the Lord for more maybe
He is asking you to check to make sure you are using all that has been
given already before He wants you stockpiling on top of the stockpile.
Exodus 16:20-21 Notwithstanding
they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the
morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. (21) And
they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when
the sun waxed hot, it melted. (KJV)
Spiritually we have all asked
for more wisdom and insights into the things of God, however if the truth
be known we still haven’t utilized all that the Lord has given us already,
sometimes overlooking smaller simple areas of our walk. Remember, it’s
those that have been faithful in that which is least, which translates into
something many consider small and trivial, are those that will then be
faithful in much. So before you go overlooking the small things thinking
you can leapfrog unto bigger and better it’s the simple areas that can
cause one to trip and fall, not the big and obvious ones that many are
looking for. So for today, keep it simple, deal in the now so that your life
won’t be a breeding ground for worms and any other stinkin thinking.
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