Day 14

“The Concept of Divine Control”

“How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11 NKJV)

JESUS IS REVEALING the rules of engagement for all who have His Spirit, encouraging us to walk in His Spirit. He urges us to keep our minds filled with the concept of God being sovereign over everything, encouraging us to maintain an attitude of mature trust, and a passion to ask and seek. It’s up to us to fill our minds with the thought that He is there. The moment our minds are truly filled with this thought, even when we’re experiencing difficulties it will be as easy as breathing for us to remember, “Our heavenly Father knows all about this!” Thinking this way becomes light and easy with little or no effort. It becomes our normal method of facing every difficulty and uncertainty. Before we made the conscience decision to agree with His divine charge in our hearts, we constantly went to others for help instead of our Heavenly Father. Jesus is establishing the rules of engagement for those people who have His Spirit, and it supports the following principle: God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry? Jesus said there are times when He cannot lift the darkness from us, but we must trust Him in the moment. At times He will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Continually entertain the thought that the mind of our Heavenly Father is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God’s will is behind it. This being true, we can rest and maintain a healthy confidence in Him. Prayer is never only asking but is an “attitude of the mind” which produces “the atmosphere” in which asking is perfectly natural.“Ask, and it will be given to you” (Matthew 7:7 NKJV).