Monday Morning Bump For The Foxhole
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May 22, 2006
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The earth is the Lords, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. Psalm 24:1
Youre not the boss of me! Have you ever heard a child make this statement to someone in authority? Its the childs attempt to assert his or her independence.
Its not just children, though. No matter what our age, we dont like having someone tell us what to do. After all, that person might ask us to do something we dont want to do, or put us in a situation we dont want to be in.
Therein lies the fear of trusting God. Afraid of putting control of our life into His hands, we prefer to dig in and say, Youre not the boss of me.
Theres a serious problem with that line of thinking: Its not accurate. In reality, we cannot tell God that Hes not in charge. In Psalm 24, David said, The earth is the Lords, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein (v.1). God is the boss of those who dwell in the world. That means all of us.
Our response, therefore, of trusting Him and turning our life over to Him comes when we acknowledge His authority. We say to Him, Lord, You are the boss of me! I acknowledge Your ownership, and I want to work with You to accomplish Your will.
We are Gods. He is in charge. Our job is to trust in Him and live for Him.