By Sharon Walls, Africa Mercy
Scripture Reference:
For I know the thoughts and plans I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to me, and I will hear and heed you. Then you will seek Me, inquire for, & require Me (as a vital necessity) and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord… (Jeremiah 29:11-14a.)
She (the Proverbs 31 woman) smiles at the future. (Proverbs 31:25).
Devotional:
As I contemplate the massive changes around me and before me, and before hundreds of us in Mercy Ships right now, I am reminded that the Lord seems pretty keen on change – in fact, He’s committed to change – changing us from ‘glory to glory’.
With so many unknowns for the immediate future, and some things that are known change from one day to the next, the Lord again impresses to me that He alone is unchanging and consistent – my Rock. It must be Him that we cling to for security with trust that He does in fact have wonderful plans . . . yes, for us corporately, but for you and me personally. He is dreaming dreams for each of us, and we are on the edge of seeing those come to pass.
The uncertainty between now and then is in fact opportunity – fertile ground of trust in Him, plowed by trial and watered by the Word, to see seeds of faith grow into His promises; or the rocky ground of unbelief producing fear of what the future does or doesn’t hold. The choice of soil appears to be mine!
Jesus urges us to seek Him as a vital necessity because He wants us to wholeheartedly find Him – already waiting in the future, for us to step into all He has for us – more of Him to pour out for others!
Reflect in faith and trust on the promises the Lord has made for Mercy Ships, for my location, and for me personally . . . and smile at the future!
Prayer Points:
* Pray for the Lord to identify personal points of fear or unbelief about the immediate future.
* Pray for a heart receptive to change.
* Pray for renewed preoccupation with Jesus to bring into correct focus the changes around me.
* Pray for God’s direction in this season of change in Mercy Ships as a whole.
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