Have you ever put off fixing something? I know I have – many times. Last night I determined to ty to solve a situation that I had neglected for more than a month. After a few minutes I realized that the solution was so simple. I’m embarrassed to admit that I had overlooked checking if a wire was plugged into an outlet. Once plugged in, the power was restored!
In thinking about being plugged in, I thought about how we need to stay connected with God in order to live a life that is pleasing to Him and a blessing to others. In the February 2024 edition of “Turning Points” magazine, Dr. David Jeremiah writes:
“In 1943, Abraham Maslow, the son of Jewish immigrants to America, published his famous diagram illustrating the hierarchy of human needs. It was a triangle that explained our physical needs, our need for safety and love, and our need for esteem and for self-actualization. But Maslow was a humanist who neglected to mention our spiritual needs as described in the Bible.
Instead of devoting ourselves to trying to meet all our needs, the Bible tells us to devote ourselves to Him who can and will meet all our needs – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and eternally. His divine power has given us all we need for a life pleasing to Him.
The patriarch Jacob said, ‘God has been gracious to me and I have all I need’ (Genesis 33:11, NIV). Can you say the same thing today? Yes! With the psalmist we can all say in a moment of clarity, ‘Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need!’ (Psalm 23:1 TLB)”
May we cast all our cares on the Lord, trusting Him to guide us and use us to point others to Him.
Scripture for the weekend: “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life.” 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Thought for the weekend: “Every Christian should have a passion to please God. We are to delight in honoring Him. It is our greatest pleasure to please our Redeemer.” – R. C. Sproul
By His grace,
Steve