Day Five

Day Four

Matthew 1:24-25 Then Joseph being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took him to his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

Oh how may times have I been told by the Lord to do some particular thing in a particular way and not been 100% obedient? Far too many I have no doubt. I tell many stories of miraculous events that have happened in my life simply because I obeyed a command that often made little sense. You see when we in our humanness do something that makes absolutely no sense, but sensible things happen as a result we are greatly moved. One time the Lord told me to cross a street and walk up a particular sidewalk, no knowing why or questioning I did as He commanded. As I approached the sidewalk a man began yelling at me and hit me full force with his fist, I felt nothing! As I stood there in utter shock the man cried out “what are you some sort of preacher!” I answered still in shock and might I add no pain, “why yes sir I am”. The man immediately went to his knees and professed Jesus as Lord as he confessed to every imaginable sin. Now I ask you, did it make sense for me to cross the street, be struck, and feel absolutely nothing? Of course not, and while my macho side would like to say it was because of my superior strength and stamina. However the reality is God did a miraculous work, I was simply the puppet. The question remains however, “how many times have we missed out on such miraculous events either out of disobedience, fear, guilt, shame, or some other completely unjustifiable excuse? I believe that Joseph’s obedience was key to why God chose him; He knew that Joseph would obey even when it didn’t make since. I would like to ask you today to believe that Jesus can use you, if you have been saved one hour or a hundred years, He can and will use you for His glory. He is looking for willing servants, those who care not what man thinks, those who are foolish enough to do things others say should not or could not be done. Why you ask? Because if man can accomplish something, then man is able to explain it away, but when God moves you never know what is going to happen and isn’t that miraculous?

Daily Prayer: Lord may we always be more willing to obey and answer than we are to hide and wonder, may we no longer make excuses but rather make memories of the miraculous things you have done, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.

“When what God asks begins to make human sense God can become might small”

Gene Burroughs Servant