February 24, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Need I Say More Series #2

Is there anything too big for God to do or too small for Him to care about?

Often we place limits on God. What we know about God can hinder what we do not know about Him. For me, God is ever changing and expanding. That is, I continue to learn and experience more about His will and purposes for my life. God is always a step ahead of me, and I am glad for that.

I am reminded what Nathanael said when he was told that they found the Messiah. “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” I too question things when I am told what God is now currently doing, but when I research it for myself, I am either amazed (for indeed God does show up) or it is plain to me that this is just another Christian fad that will soon fade.

I have also learned that God is a God of exceptions. Every time I think I have God figured out, He takes a right turn on me. God keeps me looking and searching for His likeness. He never wants me to become stagnant or get to the ‘saturation point’ that ‘I know everything there is to know about Him’.

There are many Biblical stories about the ‘exceptions’ of God. How His purposes and will in any given situation for a particular person support the exception rather than the rule.

For instance, Samaritans were off-limits for Jews; this did not matter to Christ. Jesus chose the exception; he visited the Samaritan woman who had many husbands. Rahab the prostitute who was destined to be killed but instead found mercy, and was spared from death when the Hebrews marched into the promise land and surrounded Jericho. Or, how about Ruth the Moabite? Jews were not too have anything to do with the Moabites. They were considered outsiders, cursed, and rejected by God. Yet, it was Ruth and not an Israelite woman who would be the great-grandmother to David. God chose the exception and not the rule.

Where does this leave you and me? Are we limiting God and state that there are no exceptions? Do we consider ourselves righteous, and therefore not looking for the justice and mercy of God? Do I consider myself to have attained the goal, or am I still “pressing toward the mark and prize of the high calling of God?” Just how big and merciful is God? Can I truly say, “I believe in Jesus Christ?”

The most difficult thing for Jesus’ disciples to do was to believe in Him. Jesus took many ‘U-turns’ and ‘off-road’ treks, which His disciples did not understand nor did they always believed that what He was doing was the ‘right-thing’.

As for me, I rather accept the exceptions and acknowledge any limitations on my part. I rather believe that there is nothing too big for God to do, and that He cares about the smallest of things that affect my life. (Biblical references: John 1:46, 4:7-26, Joshua 6:17 & Ruth 4:17)

Come Lord Jesus, come!

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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