STRONG FAITH AND CAREFUL PLANNING!

Saturday, August 25, 2018

STRONG FAITH AND CAREFUL PLANNING!

Luke 14:28-30

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

           The question is both simple and serious. “Should we embark on a project without first counting the total costs and later believing that God will provide?” Blind faith, or what some call a “gut feeling,” is presumptive and probably foolish. Jesus, in our text, recommends careful planning.

           I think one of the greatest ways to exercise our faith is to prepare the best that we can before embarking on a new goal or idea. Moving forward with blind faith is a dangerous habit and can even be an excuse for laziness in planning. Understanding the costs to a project will allow you to make the very best of what you’ve been given. This will build your faith even stronger as you approach God knowing that you’ve been a diligent steward of the resources He’s provided.

           The mocking goes beyond personal embarrassment. It is an indictment of our faith and our God. If, in our emotional excitement, we declare that God can do anything and go about to prove it by acting unreasonably and irrationally, we place God in a precarious position. Simply stated, if we sow a foolish act we will likely reap a foolish product. God may not rescue us from recklessness.

Dear Lord, let me carefully plan while maintaining strong faith. AMEN