Seize the Moment – Day 836
Obey God’s Better Way!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, July 1.
Have you ever been “restless, irritable, and discontent”? It’s a dangerous cocktail of emotions that often leads to poor decision making. In the recovery movement, these three words are often used together to remind us that we must care for our emotional well-being by doing the right thing. A similar word combination is used in the story of Ahab, the king of Israel.
In both cases, the most powerful man of Israel, was experiencing this dangerous cocktail of emotions because his appetites and ambitions were being limited by God’s Word. It was his own disregard for doing what was right that caused him to become distraught. The antidote was obvious, to obey God and find rest for his soul, but Ahab, like a child, wanted what he wanted, and he wanted it now. He didn’t like getting his hand slapped at the cookie jar!
God is a loving parent! The purpose of God’s Word in establishing clear boundaries on right and wrong is to prosper and protect you. Insatiable appetites and unrestricted ambitions seek to consume you as your progressively need more to bring you a sense of ease from being sullen and vexed.
Seize the moment and find rest from your inner turmoil by learning from Jesus how to obey God’s better way (Matthew 11:28-30).