PROVERBS 20:24 "Since the Lord is directing our steps, why try to understand everything that happens along the way?" -New Living Translation-
This verse reminds me that even in my depraved state of sinfulness, God is sovereign.
I learned a lesson over the past few days. I thought I held within me a certain integrity and that I was capable of maintaining that integrity on my own. I learned that just like Peter, who denied the Lord three times before the cock crowed, I am vulnerable to the trappings of sin, and just like Abraham who in doubt of the promise of God slept with his servant girl to conceive a child, I am just as likely to try to take control of my own future because I am too impatient to wait on the promises of God. So silly, I am, really. I mean, God is God, for goodness sakes. How could I think for a moment that I could manage on my own to find success? How could I think myself more capable than He of bringing his promises to fruition in my life? But just when I have convinced myself that all is lost because of my depravity, I am reminded in this verse that the Lord is directing my steps. You see, He knows when I am going to mess up before I actually do; do you think His power and His will cannot overcome my frailty?
Lord, I put all my trust in you now. What choice have I, but that? I cannot accomplish anything on my own, and any integrity I possess is simply a mark of your holy spirit living within me. Forgive me for puffing myself up in my own sight. I know you will accomplish your will in me and for me, in spite of me. In Christ's name, I proclaim this truth. Amen.
