"It is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration. That is why there are so few fellow workers with God and so many workers for Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him. Am I quite sure that God will do what I cannot?"
Dang. Am I confident that God will pull through, or am I busy going about my own way of trying to do His work my way?
Reminds me of a verse that came up in conversation the other night but also came to mind this morning:
"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, as some understand slowness." [2 Peter 3:8-9]
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promises. He is not slow in doing what He said He'd do. He is not late. He is not early. He has not forgotten, and He is not in panic-mode or trouble.
This is a God who has steadily revealed, proclaimed and carried out what He said He'd do since the fall of man - restore the earth and redeem people from every tribe, tongue, nation and language.
With willing and unwilling hearts, inspite of unfaithful people, in the midst and through broken lives, God has humiliated Satan with the cross and open grave, given us an everlasting example in Christ for how we are to live and provided a way to be made right with Him without compromising His holiness.
God didn't ease up on His requirements because we couldn't match them. He provided a way through the cross of Christ. And He doesn't need us to see His promises come true. But He uses the willing if we will stop trying to do it our way. That's the God I'm following. And I want to see Him work if I will just get out of the way.
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