THE CONFIRMATION!

 

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

 

THE CONFIRMATION!

 

Gen 24:20-21

20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

 

          Given the task of finding a wife for Isaac, this un-named senior servant took his journey without knowing when, where, or how God would confirm His choice. He offered God some assistance by suggesting that the young lady draw water for his camels. When Rebekah did exactly that it nearly paralyzed him with wonder!

 

          Adam Clarke makes this comment: “And he was so lost in wonder and astonishment at her simplicity, innocence, and benevolence, that he permitted this delicate female to draw water for ten camels, without ever attempting to afford her any kind of assistance! I know not which to admire most, the benevolence and condescension of Rebekah, or the cold and apparently stupid indifference of the servant of Abraham. Surely they are both of an uncommon cast.”

 

          If you are on an uncertain journey of obedience, expect God to wondrously confirm His choices for your direction. Sometimes there is a fine line between the divine and the weird.

 

Dear Lord, confirm your guidance for those who are waiting for direction. AMEN

 

LIFE REVIEW!

 

Monday, August 10, 2026

 

LIFE REVIEW!

 

Ps 90:10

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

 

Ps 90:12

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

 

          Faces! That is what I see when I do a life review. Along the way I have garnered many everlasting friends. I am separated from most of them by hundreds of miles. Some are continents away. I long to gather all of them together in one place for a reunion. I expect God to do that very thing eventually.

 

          I am not morbid about my life review. I am reminded of a poem by Rudyard Kipling simply titled IF. It is a bit long but worth reading.

 

If you can keep your head when all about you   

    Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,   

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

    But make allowance for their doubting too;   

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

    Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

    And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

 

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;   

    If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;   

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

    And treat those two impostors just the same;   

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

    Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

    And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

 

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

    And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

    And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

    To serve your turn long after they are gone,   

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

    Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

 

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,   

    Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

    If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

    With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,   

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,   

    And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

 

Dear Lord, let me run my race with patience while looking to You as the author and finisher of my faith. AMEN

 

HE WILL FINISH IT!

 

Sunday, August 9, 2026

 

HE WILL FINISH IT!

 

Phil 1:6

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

 

The Greek word for “will perform” is epiteleo (ep-ee-tel-eh'-o) and means to fulfill further (or completely), i.e. execute; by implication, to terminate, to bring to a full and satisfying end.

 

God will keep working on me until He is satisfied with the finished product. He will keep on working in spite of my ignorance until wisdom begins to develop in me. He will keep working in spite of my weakness because His strength is made perfect. He will continue to work in spite of my stubbornness because He is a firm but loving heavenly Father. He will bring me to maturity.

 

God will keep on fine tuning His purpose for me. He will bring into my life those who can influence me for good even if the circumstances of these encounters seem bad at the time. He will shut down some of my pet projects because they do not fit His purposes for me. He will lead me through hard paths because they end in the accomplishment of His greater purpose. He will allow pain and restrain pleasure so that I may become mature.

 

Rom 8:28

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 

Dear Lord, thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you for seeing value in me that I cannot see. Thank you for changing my good plans for your better plans. AMEN