MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Sunday May 28, 2017
Topic:
The Danger In Doubting God’s Word
Text:
2 Kings 7:1 – 2
When Angel Gabriel gave God’s message
to Zachariah that his wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son they will call
John, he doubted the message because he and his wife were aged, and he was
punished. God did not spare him because he was a priest. He became dumb till
God fulfilled what he doubted (Luke 1:18–20; 1:62–64). Doubt and faithlessness
has consequences on our lives as they deny us most of the good things that
should have come our way.
The statement of the officer in our
text was an expression of unbelief, for which Elisha immediately announced that
he should be excluded from a share in the coming plenty. It is unlikely that
this prediction will be fulfilled, that the officer thought God must pour out
wheat and barley from heaven before it could have a literal accomplishment. The
way this man was cut off from this blessing is the most unfortunate thing that
can happen to any man. He saw but didn’t partake of it.
Do you doubt God’s promises about
getting married, getting a good job, admission, children, etc? Repent today
before God will punish you for doubting. Rom. 4:17–22 is clear evidence that
Abraham did not waver in faith. Trust God as Abraham did. There are many
requests we make and fail to receive the
answer not because God is not willing to answer us but because of our doubt and
unbelief. No wonder the opinion of James in James 1:6. Doubt can bring fear and
make us undermine the potentials in us. Again, we should be mindful of saying
negative things about ourselves and others as words are living being.
Food
for Thought:
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we might win by fearing to
attempt – William Shakespeare.
Memory
verse: 2
Kings 7 verse 2b
Prayer: God, remove
fear and doubt in me, and strengthen my faith in Jesus name.
