2 Chronicles 16: 9 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him……..”
Dear God,
Thank You again for Your words of scripture written by Your representatives. So many stories related by these Patriarchs can teach me of my own frailty and the inherent dangers in self-opinionated behaviour.
Here again an earthly king, previously blessed and protected by You, goes off and addresses the problem of being attacked by an outside force, by making an alliance with a pagan ‘enemy’ king. The king who was sort for help, later leads forces and attacks the first king and his nation anyway, proving his trust had been unwise. The earthly king had never thought of going to His God in heaven for advice or help, despite being previously rescued and blessed by You, His God. He had often been told by one of the prophets, that their God would always be with them and bless them, if they stayed loving and loyal to You.
I know for me (others) it has sometimes been the case, when we (I) are starting out as a Christian and/or struggling, we love and seek You fervently, and do not consider any other course but coming to You for strength and direction, but as we get more along the way, and become established, we too often rely on our own wisdom and strength. We often do not take our plans and proposals to You, for guidance or wisdom, forgetting how You have dealt with us in the past. Or sometimes, we think we do not need to bother You about this little thing/or is it the right thing to do? Because things are going well and we are riding along in a blessed condition, so we must have the blue print right? Then things go wrong, and it takes some time to remember, just when we took the bad turn, and the mess did not come upon us (me) undeserved!
Forgive me Lord for when I have done this and each day as I confess my sins and they are forgiven, fill me with all the gifts of the Spirit, so that I can grow in my faith and practice, and more often manifest faith and trust in You.
It is my prayer, that I will walk humbly with You, in Your wisdom (not my own), remembering Your love and guiding words. Never forgetting that You know all about me, and it is Your core business to keep us all safe, and bless us, as well as bring us to Yourself. It is also important that I remember, that You never force, and instead wait for me to ask for Your help.
Amen