FAITH CAPSULE: The moment you commit yourself to man you are complicated in your expectation.
Ezra 1, 2
Just as it is wisdom to always turn to God in confronting challenge so it is foolishness to always turn to man in confronting challenge. Turning to man is a way of saying there is no God and the Bible makes us to realize it that, “The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God…” (Proverbs 14:1)Are you saying there is no God by your word or by your action? It is only God that tunes the heart of man to turn man to a favorable condition concerning confronting challenge.
Cyrus the king of Persia was not an Israelite when God tuned his heart to turn around the captivity of the children of Israelite. Cyrus granted them a return passage to their homeland. It was Cyrus that also allowed them to rebuild the temple. It is written, “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.” (Ezra 1:1-3) The children of Israel,did notengage military force for turning around their captivity but God, through Cyrus opened a great effective door for their return. Are you turning to man for your challenging situation? God is not asleep and He is always in the business of waiting for us to wait on Him for our turn around miracle. God is the only God that acts for the one who waits on Him. (Isaiah 64:4) It does not matter how close you relate with man but the moment you commit yourself to man you are complicated in your expectation. Jesus, our Lord and Savior did not commit Himself unto any man. The Bible recorded it that, “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men.” (John 2:23-24) Is there any better way to point it out that man is not capable of turning us to our breakthrough miracle? Know it that committing unto man for turning one around is an act of counting God out. If you will turn it all to God, all will turn out right and well.
Prayer for today:Ask God for the grace to be focus and committed only onto God and not man.