Today's promise: God is our security
Our only safety
The Lord protects the
upright but destroys the wicked.
Proverbs 10:29 NLT
The center of God's will is our only safety.
Betsie ten Boom
A refuge and a ruin
Early explorers who
dared to cross oceans quickly learned a valuable lesson: The currents of the
sea could carry them to their destination, if followed correctly. Those
currents could also divert them from their journey, if ignored. The very same
current can have either a positive effect or a negative effect on a sailing
vessel; it all depends on the knowledge and the response of the crew.
God's wisdom is, in some
ways, like the currents of the sea. It can carry us where we need to go. It is
our refuge, the means to keep us safe and bring us to our desired destination.
But only if we follow it. The benefit of His wisdom only applies to those who
are willing to line up with it and set their course accordingly. Otherwise,
those same beneficial currents will lead to ruin.
History is filled with
millions who have tried to follow a path contrary to God's wisdom. It may be a
false religion or philosophy, a personal ambition, a political agenda, an
economic strategy, or any other things that we humans, in our ignorance, may
set our hearts on. Millions have sailed against the currents of God and failed.
Their end is miserable. What looked so promising was found to be futile.
Do you have a personal
agenda? Plans for your future? Examine them closely and ask yourself if they
are thoroughly consistent with God's ways. If not, you could sail comfortably
for thousands of miles, thinking you're headed toward the right destination,
only to find out you're far, far away. Even slight variations in the beginning
can lead you way off course in the end. Plan now. Learn the currents. Take
refuges in the wisdom of God.
Adapted from The One Year® Walk with God Devotional by Chris
Tiegreen, Tyndale House Publishers (2004), entry for May 14.
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
The center of God's will is our only safety.
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