February 21, 2012

Isaiah 61-1-2  1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners,  2to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our GOD, to comfort for all who mourn,

Blackaby opens his entry about the above verses with "God's timing is perfect! When He speaks, the time to respond in obedience is now."  Blackaby contends that many times Christians don't act because we are too busy with our own stuff. We will get around to obedience when it better fits our schedule and timing. Matthew 8:21

That may very well be the case, but I think another leading cause of disobedience is a lack of knowledge of God's will.  While much of how we should live our lives is made clear in the Bible, many larger decisions such as what ministry to support, which church to attend, how to best invest money, etc. are items that only become clear after prayer and meditation, and even then there is often times


Welcome, folks!  Step right up!  See Mr. Rationalization.  For only one thin dime you can see him rationalize, defend and deflect.

As I was writing my entry for today, it hit me, the areas in my life where disobedience has been and is still an issue are not because of a lack of knowledge, but just a case of "donwannas".  I don't think that I even offer a "when I get around to it" excuse to God.  I can think of at least three areas of my life where I am being consistently, willfully disobedient.  While I don't care to discuss these areas specifically, I do ask for your prayer that I will find the      ( ____________ ) to be obedient to God's will for me in these areas.

I left a blank in the above paragraph because I am not sure what noun best fit.  "Strength?"  "Humility?"  "Self-discipline?"  "Willingness?"  Hmmm. . .