Dead Things Don’t Grow
What
good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 (NIV)
• Lifeless. . .
• Finished. . .
• Extinct. . .
When we pray for God to bless our wonderful-bright ideas and don’t see any results, it might not be because of a lack
of faith; it could be what we’re praying for is dead. Hmmm!
Dead Things
Don’t Grow!
There are times when God will resurrect the dead. He did it when
Jesus raised Jarius daughter, (Luke 8:54-55) and when He raised Lazarus (John
11:43-44). Miracles like these glory God as they rouse our faith and give us
hope. God is the same today as He was yesterday. (Hebrews 13:8)
However in Joshua 1:2,
God told Joshua, “Moses my servant is dead.” God had no intentions of
resurrecting Moses. Moses’ death meant that it was time for Joshua to move on. We
have to be able to tell the difference between a delayed answer from a dead issue.
It’s a waste to hold onto timeworn ideas.
These antiquated thoughts keeps us from focusing on what we really should be
doing.
Is your
faith up-to-date with God’s will?
Signs of death:
• No inspiration,
• No steps
forward, and
• A gut feeling that it’ll never happen.
When we
experience any of these signs or others like them, we should pray for God
to tell us like He told Joshua: Move On!
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