SHEPHERD TO SHEEP
DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS
(2 Chr 20:12) …nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon
You.”
Decisions. We make them all
the time. Where should we go? What should we do? How should we do it? From large decisions to the little decisions
we make it’s all important because we know that what we decide sets a course of
action that we will be taking.
The first tendency we have is to just jump to a conclusion and
choose whatever because we are desperate and hate having things up in the
air. That can be devastating because we
didn’t wait for more clarity and so we chose poorly. Now we have to live with the consequences of
our rashness and lack of prayer. The
other tendency is to be so afraid of making a decision that we vacillate for an
eternity and never to come to a conclusion even when the Lord confirms it and
makes it so black and white. We want to
be so sure but that produces an uncertainty that can drive a person crazy as
well as the people around him or her. Is
there a better way to choose?
Jesus had to make an important decision. Out of His followers He was going to choose
twelve apostles He would train to be the ones who would carry on His work in His
absence. How would He make His
decision? (Luke 6:12-13) Now it came to pass in those
days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer
to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from
them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles. Jesus prayed to His Father to help Him
make this decision. Now if Jesus prayed
for direction, how much more should we be directed by prayer? (James 1:5) If any of you lacks wisdom, let
him ask of God, who gives to all liberally…and it will be given to
him.
When we need to make a decision let’s make time for prayer. (Pro
3:5-7) Trust in the LORD with all your
heart, And lean not on your own understanding; {6} In all your ways acknowledge
Him, And He shall direct your paths. {7} Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear
the LORD and depart from evil. When
we acknowledge the Lord in all things He is faithful to show us the way every
time.
As a result of prayer, Jesus was able to choose His twelve
apostles. Notice how it says when it
was day He called His disciples to Himself.
God will light our way for us and lead us in the decisions we must make.
(Isa 42:16) I will bring the blind by a way they did not
know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light
before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And
not forsake them.
Decide now to make your decisions out of devotion. God will unfold His plan for you when you
seek His will and follow His guidance. You don’t have to take a stab in the dark
when the Lord is the Light!
Louie
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