“[A]nd, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message – which is also what they were destined for” (1 Peter 2:8).
Many in this world do not like Jesus. There are even those who attend a fellowship that seems to act as if they are the ones who are chiefly to be attended. But then, we all sometimes have that problem. The goal is to decrease that He may increase. The Lord made us and we did not make Him. The Lord is Lord of all. Come then and follow the One who has saved you and keeps you.
Lord, it is so simple and I make it so complex. You are the Savior. You have come and You are the way of salvation. You are the life. It is You alone and not something to be figured out. Guide me, dear Lord, in the way You know I need to go. Lead me according to what You know needs to happen and help me to stop trying to take the lead. In You Lord there is all hope. Help me rest in the hope You give.
Lord, You send those who, in Your name, bring words of encouragement. Guide me to hear what You would have me hear and shut my ears from listening to the noise of this world. In the truth You have revealed once for all, lead me today as You know I need to be led. Continue to build my life upon You and help me to not leave the place where You have placed me. Amen.
