"If you have raced with men on foot
and they have worn you out,
how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble in safe country,
how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?
OBSERVATION
This passage is God’s response to Jeremiah’s question, “Why do the good people have to suffer so much while the wicked enjoys the things of life?” God’s answer provides unique insight about this issue, which is rooted in God’s divine purpose for our lives. God’s desire for His people is to do the impossible -- the things that only men can do when in close relationship with God. God wants them to run and compete with horses. But if they get weary racing other men, they will never become what God wants them to be. So God will take them into situations, some of them extreme, when they learn how to depend on Him and on His strength to do amazing things for the glory of God. God will not let them move around in the safe country side. He will take them where there are enemies and hazards so they can seek to God for help and experience His power to do the impossible.
APPLICATION
Like Jeremiah, very often I complain about the trials of my life and I find it unfair when I compare myself to ungodly people that have easy lives. But once in a while, it’s important to remember that if we want to run against horses, we need to graduate from running against mere men. We need to embrace God’s difficult training and painful situations that will help us to seek Him and depend on Him to live a life that goes beyond our imagination. God has a great destiny right in front of us and we may miss it if we continue struggling on our own with our present situations. We need to learn how to surrender to God and trust him to help us conquer the current issues. Only then, God will take us to greater playfields and enlarge our vistas to soar like never before in our lives.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for reminding me that you want me to live an extraordinary life, an impossible life, where I run against horses, where I can soar like the eagles. Please help me to put my trust in you and depend on your strength and wisdom for all the issues in my life. GIve me a passion to graduate soon from the struggles of running against men so I can truly soar and embrace the supernatural life of running against horses. Let your will be done in my life. Amen!
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