Supreme Confidence!
November 15th, 2008
Scripture:
“I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.” Job 42:2
Observation:
Job expresses supreme confidence in God. All doubt has been removed and replaced by complete trust. It’s a declaration!
Job expresses supreme confidence in God. All doubt has been removed and replaced by complete trust. It’s a declaration!
Application:
I am reminded of what A.W. Tozer said, “God is above all things, beneath all things, outside of all things, and inside of all things. Above all things presiding, beneath all things sustaining, outside all things embracing, and inside all things filling. He is above all things, but not pushed up, He is beneath all things, but not pressed down. He is outside all things, but not excluded. He is inside all things, but not confined.” All my confidence and hope need to rest in God alone, not matter how bleak my circumstances may be. He is my hope!
I am reminded of what A.W. Tozer said, “God is above all things, beneath all things, outside of all things, and inside of all things. Above all things presiding, beneath all things sustaining, outside all things embracing, and inside all things filling. He is above all things, but not pushed up, He is beneath all things, but not pressed down. He is outside all things, but not excluded. He is inside all things, but not confined.” All my confidence and hope need to rest in God alone, not matter how bleak my circumstances may be. He is my hope!
Prayer:
God, You can do whatever You please! You are more powerful than any other! I desire to have a heart and a response like Job. To bless You and Your name in my darkest days. To trust in You and Your ways completely. I know that I am not there yet. Please continue to chip away the illusions of my control and my ability. May my hope rest in You alone and never in any piece of myself or the world around me, however small. Take me to a level of supreme confidence in You!
God, You can do whatever You please! You are more powerful than any other! I desire to have a heart and a response like Job. To bless You and Your name in my darkest days. To trust in You and Your ways completely. I know that I am not there yet. Please continue to chip away the illusions of my control and my ability. May my hope rest in You alone and never in any piece of myself or the world around me, however small. Take me to a level of supreme confidence in You!
— Jason Elam, worship pastor