The golden apple, and five small stones.
One moment of mistrust. A shadow of a doubt. What if…? One small thought that went contrary to what God promised… Ever paused to see the results in the Bible? They’re frightening to say the least.
Of course, it isn’t always our fault completely. Remember the garden of Eden? Satan asked Eve a question when she was alone in the garden, of which, her answer shows us just how God expects us to believe Him – with no questions asked. But things didn’t stop there did they? Satan did nothing – just gave her the shadow of a doubt, and it nagged her so much, it ended with her eating of the fruit of the tree God had specifically commanded not to eat of. The rest we know, is human history from the time it all started. But it never did stop there.
There are scores of examples. Abraham was promised a son – a covenant where God took the place of the inferior party, and when it got delayed, Abraham, the father of faith though he was, took things upon himself and brought to the world the race that quite possibly hates Christians more than any other. Or Rachel. Or even King Saul. Samuel got delayed the king decided to take things into his hands.
I really don’t understand why I’ve got a problem with acting out my belief. I trust my life to Him. And yet, one moment of weak faith; One challenge by Jezebel, and I flee for my life. And all God did ask was faith the size of a mustard seed. Small, but dense. Pure. Unblemished.
To those of you who know what I’m talking about, here’s a small something the Lord showed me. Make no mistake. I’ve been reading of the life of David ever since well, I started reading the Bible. There’s something so awesome about a boy fighting a giant(note: by then, I couldn’t possibly have known what a giant was – to me, dad’s older brother was towering enough and for all practical purposes, Goliath was well, as tall as periyappa.) when you’re a little boy that you start reading the bible from there. Anyway, not once did I pay attention all these years to the single most important part of his life – the time God took to fulfill the promise in his life.
David was a youngster when he defeated Goliath. ‘Course the Lord was with him, but fact remains, he was around 15 or 16 when he killed him. He did experience a sudden shoot up as far as his hall-of-fame meter went. He practically shot up to glory from being an almost non-existent shepherd boy when Saul wanted him to play the harp for him (Okay, now you know why I like him so much) and soon enough, when the Goliath incident happened, he shot through the roof so fast Saul noticed.
Just pausing for a second at the first time David entered the palace, I can’t help thinking. I’ve been there. Something about God’s promises. Soon after the promise, you see something which looks like the realization of the promise, but it probably isn’t. In David’s life, it couldn’t have been farther from the truth. Just imagine. Entering into the palace for the first time, considering he was young, David could well have thought that in no time, God’s anointing would start working, and crash, boom bang! There he was, sitting on the throne. Sure, that’s the stuff dreams are made of.
But no. It took years, and I mean years of hardships and scores of psalms about his Maker before David came to the throne. Nearly twenty years in fact(II Sam 5:4). Says a lot doesn't it? Trust Him, even if it is hard to see yourself living the next day. You and I can go back on our word, but He can't.
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