Process before Fulfillment Keluarga Allah Daily Devotional December 08, 2016
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THE SOUL
Isaiah 55:3-13
TODAY'S RHEMA
Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD."
A college student received his engineering title after finishing the entire subject in his major program and passed his thesis defense. However, he couldn't call himself as an engineer right after his graduation but after some years of work in his field. He earned the title both from his hard work in study and work in the real field. There is a process of establishing before an "Engineer" title was given. However, that is not the case with the plan of God. God would entitle His chosen people on the first hand before He works on to fulfill what he had planned. God entitled Abraham and Sarah as Father and Mother of nations when they were 90 and back then they hadn't had any children on their own just yet. The angel of God also entitled Gideon as mighty warrior when he was threshing wheat in the winepress to keep it from the Midianites (Judges 6:11-12)
God entitled Abraham, Sarah, and Gideon before His promises were fulfilled in their lives. Why did he do so? It is because God wanted them to take a step of faith, to trust in His words without seeing their situations and surrounding. There is only one thing could draw the power of God; it is faith. What did God do after entitled Abraham, Sarah, and Gideon? Yes, of course, God wanted to make sure if they were ready to receive the fulfillment of the promises of God. The time span between the entitlement and fulfillment was the time used by God to shape their characters. There is a process they need to pass through toward the fulfillment and when it's done, God's promises were fulfilled
Currently, you may be in the waiting period of God's fulfillment, some of you are expecting for children, some of you are waiting for physical restoration, some of you are waiting on salvation for the whole family, some of you are waiting for financial restoration and else. Don't' be discouraged, God will fulfill His promises so you have to entitle yourselves based on the words of God. God is currently shaping your character.
REFLECTION Saudara Terkasih, God entitles us BEFORE HIS PROMISE FULFILLED in our lives.
APPLICATION
What is Divine promise that you have received in your life?
Has God fulfilled His promises to you?
If He did, how was the process toward the fulfillment that you have passed through? What character that God wants you to have? Share it!
If He hasn't fulfilled it yet, remain faithful to Him always!
TODAY'S PRAYER "My Heavenly Father, thank you for You have chosen me to be Yours. Please teach me to stay faithful and stand firm in You, to wait for the fulfillment of Your promise in my life. Enable me, Lord, to live like You. I am willing to glorify Your Name. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen."
YEARLY BIBLE READING
Psalm 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68
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