Vanity (4/14/06)

Do you really think it vanity for a man to place his trust in his competent creator? I’m speaking to all of you except for fruit. Balaam’s ass knew the word of God better than him. For you others think on this. If God hung the stars, stores the hail and lightnings, knows the number of hairs on your head, created every animal and ecosystem, can’t He handle bankers and their kiss-ass thugs? Those of you who do not recognize His existence can excuse yourself from a discussion of His attributes. How can you concern yourself with a personality you’ve never met? A man can draw endless strength from a God whose reign is secured by power. Circumstance becomes the temptation to change one’s focus from divine and eternal to temporal. When Jesus rebuked Peter it was for this act. My suffering or hopelessness is no different than yours. My eyes though are set on the attributes I see and my ears set to the immutable word I hear. When God says He hates dishonest weights and measures and injustice do you bet with Him or crumble under the pressure of a conformist world? The more you know Him the more you can trust His word. His word being the creative force is not restricted to solve any problem by the finite parameters of your understanding. He can inject newness at any given moment. It is because of who He is and How He reigns that justify courage and endurance under any trial. All your deficiencies are subsidized by His sufficiency. Sometimes letting go is the best grip you can maintain on victory. Test His faithfulness and character and you will not find it vanity.