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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’:
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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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