Let God be God

“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” [1]

Almost everything we do in life requires knowledge, understanding and wisdom. For example, how to bake a cake or how to assemble an object that requires assembly. If we assume we can do whatever it is without reading the instructions, we may lose the investment due to irreversible damage to the ingredients or parts. Life and death is this way. We should not assume that we are on the right track if we have not checked the instructions. Very people get a second chance, that is, to die, and get their life on earth back again.

“Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.” [2]

The Psalmist wisely asks the Lord for instruction. He rightly believes that God is God, and that His Spirit is good, and that God will lead him uprightly.

“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” [3]

God, in His Word, the Bible, states that we all have a sin problem. Sin separates us from God. We need someone to pay our sin debt. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay our sin debt. God forgives and helps those who believe in His Son. So, Christ is God’s Savior for us.

“God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty. As it is written, ‘He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.’” [4]

The world wants to be ooed and awed with over-the-top theatrics, but God has chosen weak things to bring salvation – like a shepherd boy putting down a giant warrior with a sling and stone (David) – like an uncle and a niece halting the annihilation of their people by fasting, praying and following the Lord’s guidance (Esther) – like His Son dying and resurrecting from the dead (Jesus). Rather than boasting, “I did it my way,” the Bible urges us to glory in the Lord.

“Happy are the people who are in such a state; happy are the people whose God is the Lord!” [5]

Life is so much better when we let God be God, and we simply be His people.

[1] Proverbs 16:25
[2] Psalm 143:10
[3] 1 Corinthians 2:18
[4] 1 Corinthians 2:27, 31
[5] Psalm 144:15