One of my favorite authors is R. C. Sproul. His book, “The Holiness of God,” and “The Pursuit of God” by A. W. Tozer changed my life. One of my recent daily email updates contained a quote from Sproul, “When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God. It’s with me.”
That quote confirmed a Scripture that God brought to my attention on January 1. “O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” [Micah 6:8 NLT]
I have been meditating on the Scripture from Micah since the beginning of the year, especially that opening thought … “The LORD has told you ….”
How often have I prayed about something and not gotten the answer I wanted, so I prayed more, and enlisted other people to pray, and then more people, hoping that God would do an about face and give me what I wanted.
Often those were times when I did not want to do what God asked, nor did I want to love mercy or embrace humility before my God.
As I look back on those times now, I am so grateful that God did NOT give me what I prayed for. How messed up my life would be had He done so. Thank you, LORD!
