Day 216
I Chronicles 16:9a
"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong on the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him."
Prior to the statement in II Chronicles 16:9, Hanani, the prophet, reminded King Asa that there was no army large enough to defeat him as long as he depended on the Lord. In the latter part of verse nine, Asa is rebuked for seeking help somewhere else. Hanani informed him that he would suffer as a result of his foolish act of calling on another king for help.
Man has always looked for a god he could see. God warned the Israelites that they should have no other gods beside Him. The principle of other gods includes more than carved images. Idols can be made of people and things. Anyone or anything that becomes to us what God should be to us has become another god. Because we live in a natural world where we constantly need our physical senses to function, it takes effort to walk by faith. We must constantly remind ourselves of how we should behave, bearing in mind that we belong to God and owe full allegiance to Him.
It is easy to look to people instead of God, because we see them, but we do not see Him. Yet, if we are not careful, we will depend on people instead of God. The problem with that is God will leave us at the mercy of what people can do for us if that is where our hope is. When they fail us, we will suffer the consequences. He will look for those whose hearts are perfect toward Him - those who prefer to suffer than put their confidence in man. To have our hearts perfect before Him, we need to be humble and desire that God be glorified instead of ourselves. It is usually an attempt to save our skins or our pride that pushes us to lean on the wrong arm.
Let us examine ourselves and see if God is able to show Himself strong on our behalf today. We must check and see if we are depending on Him for our total supply. If we are tempted to go in another direction in any area of our lives, may we make a right tum into the pathway of godly success. May the words of Moses ring in our ears in the face of seeming impossibilities: "Stand still and see the salvation of God."
I will trust in the Lord with all my heart He is the source of my total supply. All my decisions will be subject to His will All my steps will be guided by Him, who has redeemed me by the blood of Jesus.