"He is already half false who speculates on truth and does not do it," said R.W. Robertson. "Truth is given, not to be contemplated, but to be done. Life is an action--not a thought." I must add, however, that action must begin with thought--it just must not end there.
How often have I done just that: thought of something to do for someone and then failed to do it. Contemplated some fun activity with my children or some great devotion to share with them... and then, sigh, never followed through. Meditated on some verse in Scripture, been convicted of some change that needed to be made, and then foundered when it came to accomplishing the hard work of repentance or obedience or transformation. Finishing, following through, doing, not just thinking, feeling, hoping. O Lord, put starch in our souls, backbone in our beliefs, and trust enough in Your Truths that we fully and faithfully, follow through with obedient action to whatever You tell us to do.
And then leave all the results up to our faithful, omniscient Lord. Isn't that where the rubber meets the road? Knowing what to do, actually DOING it, and then peacefully and completely trusting in the perfect will of our God of all wisdom and power and goodness. As our pastor Leon Tucker shared today, whether it's the result of a golf tournament (Yeah Webb Simpson!!) or an illness or a job interview or a school exam, our job is simply to "trust and obey." Doing whatever He tells you and then resting in the fact that He's got it. He's got your back... and your front and side and middle and past and present and future.! He knows every detail; He understands every possible contingency; He has the power to do the improbable or the impossible; and He is fully, completely, throughly good--so we truly can say "Your will be done" with joy and peace and hope.
"For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts..."(Ps.95:7-8). Today. Today. Today if you hear His voice, obey! Boy, I don't know about you, but I need to stop worrying about tomorrow and what will happen if... or what if He doesn't come through... or how about if I hedge my bets and... or what if I just wait and see and decide tomorrow whether to follow through... Nope, it's TODAY. Do it today. Follow through today. Trust today. Rest in His plans and His ways today.
We may not have tomorrow anyway, so why not trust and obey and do it today--trusting that He has all our tomorrows in His omnipotent, omniscient, nail-scarred hands. Help us, Lord, to not just know the Truth but to act upon it. To the great I Am--fully present, fully powerful, fully faithful, every single moment of every single TODAY--be all the glory forever.
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