Becoming the Man God's Future Requires

Good morning, sir!

Welcome to day six! I'm glad we're both here for another day of submitting to the Lord!  Let's start with this prayer: “Lord, I confess that I need refining. Help me submit to Your process and Your still, small voice. I want to trust You so completely that I can declare, like Job, ‘When He has tested me, I will come forth as gold!’ (Job 23:10) In Jesus' name, amen!”

Pastor Paul emphasized this powerful truth from James:

“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” — James 4:7

We all want God's power, but it's so easy to resist His authority!

My wife, Kristi, has taught me so much about submission to God through her example.

I'll never forget one of her stories. We were part of a new church plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Kristi was sick. The Lord reminded her of James 5:14, which instructs the sick to call for the elders to pray and anoint them with oil.

She responded, “Oh, Lord, if You only knew our elders, You would know how useless this would be!”

But she sensed the Holy Spirit saying, “That's not your problem. My Word has power regardless of them.”  She obeyed, and the Lord healed her!

Kristi wasn't trusting in the spiritual maturity of the elders, but in the God who established spiritual authority and invites us to experience His power through obedience to His Word!

So here's our challenge today: Will I trust and obey God's Word even when I question the people He chooses to use?

Let's close in prayer:  “Lord, You are the One I trust, and Your Word is my guide! Teach me to obey You even when I don't understand how You will work. In Jesus' name, amen!”