God's Better Idea

God has a better idea. Do we always act like we know that fact? I have to say no.
In my prayers I'm always telling God to please hurry up and fix things! Do it my
way; this is what I think needs done. Thankfully, I believe God must laugh at my
childlike advice.
If I had been Shadrach, Meshach or Abed-Nego; I know I'd have expected God to
do something before that firey furnace! Of course these guys just expected to die
to be true to God.Then they found themselves walking around in the fire. God rewarded
them and really got the king's attention. Just read this in Daniel 3.
Gideon was badly outnumbered by his enemy. What crazy sounding advice did God
give him? Just read it in Judges 7. What was God thinking?
Another "What was God thinking" moment for you, just read Joshua 6. Only God
could defeat an enemy with marching and music!
God keeps on bewildering us all through the bible. Who would promise an elderly
gentleman he would become the father of a great nation? Only God, we would
have done it different.Genisis 12
God sent the best gift ever not gift wrapped at all! Not like you and I would do.
Luke 2:1-6
This month's memory verses say it best:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him.
And he will direct your path.
Proverbs 3:5&6
To remember this is a proverb with 4 steps. The number 4 is left out of the
location. See you next month. Keep reading your bibles!

Beginning

Just read it…that’s what I want to call my Bible reading program. We are always having Bible studies of one book or another. Study seems like intimidating word! It makes me think of homework and last minute reading of assignments. God Himself sent me, and every one of you a letter. It’s not every day- no wait a minute – it is every day we get to hear from the Creator of the universe. Wow!! So my thought is that we just need to sample some of that letter every day. Read as you are able to understand. The Bible works well as a “sample and choose” book. That is, read it not front to back, but here and there. There are many guides to help you. Read what interests you. Some suggestions: for an action version of the life of Christ, read Mark. To be reassured of your salvation, read I John (back near Revelations). In the Psalms, David said: I have hidden Thy word in my heart that I might no sin against you,” Psalms 119:11. To me this means memorize God’s word. When you need its message you will have instant recall. Any good emergency training program tries to make itself ingrained thoroughly, so thinking is not needed to do the right thing; and if I’ve got an emergency, who better to rely on? To help remember the “where it’s at” of this verse; notice it contains 911 backwards and forwards! Look for another “Just Read It” next month.