Monday, June 16, 2014
Sometimes We Can't Handle the Truth
You can bend it and twist
it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the
Truth. ~ Michael Levy
Scripture:
Guide
me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope
is in you all day long. Psalm
25:5
Have
you ever asked God a question, but didn't like His answer? Have
you ever asked Him to give you a spirit of discernment, but didn't like what was revealed? Have you ever asked God to show you
someone’s heart and then regretted it?
We
often ask God to do things on our behalf and then become angry with
the results. We become angry because even though we want God to move
in support of us, we want what we want even if it’s not what God
wants for us. We want Him to confirm our decisions, even when we make
the wrong ones. We want our choices to be definitive, even as the
world around us begins to crumble because our decisions were not in
God’s will.
I
found the above quote to be most interesting because I have always
been taught that God can change anything, anybody or any situation.
At first glance, this quote would appear to challenge that line of
thinking. However, when we study His word we learn that He cannot
lie. In other words, the truth, fact or reality of our situations
cannot be altered simply because we want it to be so. Things that we
do or say that are contrary to God’s word, His teachings or His
will will not be changed simply because we asked.
In
other words, God cannot lie to or for His children. So before you
ask God the question, be prepared for His answer.
Be
Blessed
Prayer:
Father
God, we come before the throne of grace with bowed heads and humbled
hearts. Lord, forgive us for being stiff necked and reacting
contrary to Your teachings. Forgive us Lord, for sometimes going
against Your will and Your word. Help us Father, to be still and
accept that there are things in our lives that shouldn't be there.
There are people in our lives that shouldn’t be there. There are
things that we do and say, that are not pleasing to You. Lord, help
us to accept Your truths and dwell in Your word. Help us Lord, to be
still and listen for Your still small voice and when we hear it,
accept those things You are revealing to us. Have mercy on us Lord.
Lord, we love You even in our chastisements. We magnify and uplift
Your name because You are Sovereign. We love You because You love us
more than words could ever express. We submit our prayers in the
name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
