WEDNESDAY,
20TH DECEMBER, 2023.
Author:
PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer
TOPIC: GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY
MEMORIZE: “The lot is cast
into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord” Proverbs
16:33 KJV
SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs
16:33 (Amplified Version)
"The lot is cast
into the lap, but the decision is wholly of the Lord [even the events that seem
accidental are really ordered by Him]."
EXPOSITION:
If the disposal of the lot is
the Lord’s whose is the arrangement of our whole life? If the simple casting of
a lot is guided by him, how much more the events of our entire life—especially
when we are told by our blessed Saviour: “The very hairs of your head are all
numbered: not a sparrow falleth to the ground without your Father” It would
bring a holy calm over your mind, dear friend, if you were always to remember
this. It would so relieve your mind from anxiety, that you would be the better
able to walk in patience, quiet, and cheerfulness as a Christian should. When a
man is anxious he cannot pray with faith; when he is troubled about the world,
he cannot serve his Master, his thoughts are serving himself. If you would
“seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,” all things would then be
added unto you. You are meddling with Christ’s business, and neglecting your
own when you fret about your lot and circumstances. You have been trying
“providing” work and forgetting that it is yours to obey. Be wise and attend to
the obeying, and let Christ manage the providing. Come and survey your Father’s
storehouse, and ask whether he will let you starve while he has laid up so
great an abundance in his garner? Look at his heart of mercy; see if that can ever
prove unkind! Look at his inscrutable wisdom; see if that will ever be at
fault. Above all, look up to Jesus Christ your Intercessor, and ask yourself,
while he pleads, can your Father deal ungraciously with you? If he remembers
even sparrows, will he forget one of the least of his poor children? “Cast thy
burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain thee. He will never suffer the
righteous to be moved”
My soul, rest happy in thy low
estate,
Nor hope nor wish to be
esteem'd or great;
To take the impress of the
Will Divine,
Be that thy glory, and those
riches thine.
PRAYER POINT: O Lord, help us to be sincere and faithful to
our pledge to forsake the world and sin and follow you in Jesus name.
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