The LORD Bless

“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:” Numbers‬ ‭6:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The hardest thing for a parent to do is to give their child to God; in essence "put their child on the altar"! To entrust Him with their life, wellbeing, and or provision; relinquishing parental control!

There is not a day that goes by that someone doesn't discuss with me their children! Most days, many parents - all worrying! Many times it even affects their health; their worry is that great!

Monday, I was listening to a video by Ed Cole, and he said, "God will only "keep" that which is committed to Him!"

That has stuck with me! How often have we prayed for God to protect our children, only to, minutes later again, begin worrying about a situation they have gotten themselves into, or even MIGHT get into? That is not committing them into God's care! When we take them back, by worry, we remove them from God's "keep" and effectively tie His hands! If we are "keeping" them, then He can't "keep" them!

“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” Psalms‬ ‭91:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬

In essence we are making ourselves to be god and telling God we don't believe He is capable or trustworthy! We are saying, "The Creator of the universe does not have the power to watch out for our children, or us, for that matter!"

Side note: When will we realize, believing we have any control is a lie, and that we have no control over anything?

I looked up "keep" in the Bible to see what God says about the word and I came to the conclusion that we don't "keep" so how can we expect God to "keep"?

"And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’" (Isaiah 6:9 NKJV)

“And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.” Isaiah‬ ‭6:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

He tells us to do something and we say we will, like "trust Him" and then we don't! Someone who doesn't trust is usually untrustworthy!

How long will He put up with our doublemindedness?

“He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103:9‬ KJV

If you are guilty, like I was, of worry; repent! When I realized that I was calling God a liar, and confessed my sin and repented, I felt a freedom I had never known! I found peace!

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Even so - MARANATHA!
From 2/5/14