it’s amazing how i can pick up God’s word sometimes and it seems as though he wrote a passage just for me. i know that i’m often quick to get frustrated about my seeming inability to hear the voice of God or know what he is directing me towards. tonight, though, i was just reminded of his remarkable ability to speak something directly into my heart gently and lovingly using words that were penned thousands of years ago.
once again tonight, i came to the Lord with a heart that is unsure. not necessarily unsure of him, but definitely unsure of myself. in light of the world race drawing so near, i am increasingly unsure of my ability to do what he has so clearly called me to. i am unsure that i have the ability to effectively minister to people all around the world. i am unsure that i have enough knowledge of scripture, or that i have the answers to peoples questions. i am unsure that i will know how to love people well. essentially, i am unsure that i know how to obey the commands that the lord has given me.
i came before the Lord tonight with this uncertainty on my mind and turned to deuteronomy chapter 30. it is here the God tells the israelites the same thing that he told my heart tonight:
“Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so that we may obey it?’. Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask ‘Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?’. No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.” (Deuteronomy 30: 11-14).
