Day 138: God Knows How LIfe Works

Romans 9:1-29; 1 Samuel 17:55-18:30; Psalm 63

One of the concepts that Paul brings up in this letter is about who we are in relation to God.  He asks, "Who do you think you are to question God?"  I believe that many of us need a healthy dose of humility and fear of the God of the universe.  We try to tell God what to do, what is best for us, how he is wrong.  We get mad at him for doing certain things, we turn from him when things don't go our way, and we don't put him first in our lives.  He's the LORD of the UNIVERSE.  He pretty much knows how life works because, well, he invented it.  Who am I to question his wisdom, authority, purpose, and work in my life? My very life rests in his hands.  This next breath----he gave to me and he could have decided to not.  Whoa. We need to consider how we view God verses how we view ourselves.  We are not God.  We are not even angels.  We are humans--granted, humans saved by grace, but still humble humans.  Let us not forget how unfathomable is The Lord we serve.

I don't know why, but I love that David and Jonathan were best friends.  I love that they cared so much for each other.  Such a friendship does not show up much in the Old Testament.  I think there is a lot to learn from this companionship.  Jonathan and David promised to be loyal to each other and then Jonathan gave David everything he could.  He served him and provided for him.

Unfortunately, Saul continues his slow (and sometimes not so slow) downward spiral.  He is so jealous of David.  He doesn't trust David, not because of something David actually did, but because of the songs some ladies were singing.  His feelings about David were not based on anything substantial or even truthful.  It was Saul's own insecurities, that he has been battling since we met him several chapters ago, if you remember, that ultimately took him from the Lord's blessing and made him into the angry monster that he became.  Instead of rejoicing with what The Lord was doing through David, those things made Saul angry and afraid of him. May we not allow our own insecurities to cause harm, distrust, or dislike of someone else.