Recalibrate Route!

Recalibrate Route!
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman
05-18-2011


"The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth" (Luke 3:5).


I love the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the new cars. A voice comes on and tells me how far I have to go and when to turn. However, sometimes I get off course and the voice says: "Recalculating route." The GPS is telling me I have gone off course and it is now recalculating the route based on my wrong turn. Sometimes we can make wrong turns in our spiritual lives. We think we are going the right direction only to discover it was never God's will to enter that relationship, make that business deal, hire that person - the examples are limitless.


There is an amazing thing about God. He can make our crooked places straight. He has an ability to make whatever blunder you make turn out right. It may mean there might be some consequences to those decisions, but He will always allow your actions to work together for good for those called according to His purposes if we repent and seek Him fully to make things right. These lessons can even contribute to greater wisdom in our lives if we learn from our mistakes.


God's omnipotence is always one step ahead of our incompetence. Do you think He knew you would make that misstep? Absolutely. Do you think your life was planned even with that misstep figured in? Absolutely.


Isn't it comforting to know you cannot plan God out of the equation no matter how bad you mess up? He will always turn crooked places into straight places for those who are humble and contrite.


Do you need a crooked place straightened out today? Ask Him to straighten the course so you can flow in His perfect will for your life.




Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.

"The children of Reuben and the children of Gad

called the altar Witness,

 “For it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

Joshua 22:34

Today's Scripture - Matthew 26:31-74    

 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘ I will strike the Shepherd,


And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’


 But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.”


 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”


 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”


 Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”  And all the other followers said the same thing.... read more


APPLICATION   Do you really want to follow Christ's example by doing the will of the Father?  Are you ready and willing to submit your plans, thoughts, and behavior to him?  If submitting is difficult for you in a particular area PRAY specifically that God will help you.


EXPLORATION   Loyalty and Obedience -- Joshua 22, Psalm 119:33-37; John 21:15-17; Philippians 4:3; 1 Peter 1:14-16





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