And he said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’ 17 For thus says the Lord, ‘You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.’ 2 Kings 3:16 – It’s important when reading scripture to check out other translations, and especially the original text the language was written in, for sometimes the words can be translated differently. For example, verse 16 could be translated as the Lord telling them to make the valley full of ditches within the streambed so the water can gather in them. Either way its translated God is still bringing a wonderful miracle of water to these thirsty armies, but what’s discovered in the other versions of how this text can be understood is the role that was to be played by the armies. Yes, God would make the dry streambed full of pools of water, but the people would need to do the work of preparing the ground for the pools. Isn’t that that case with much of the work that God is calling us to? God will come and bring the miracle things He can only bring, but He is calling us to do our part of “digging the ditches.” God can bring the help, we must bring the faith. God can bring the direction, we must bring the eyes that are seeking His guidance. God can change hardened hearts, we must though be willing to share the Gospel like He commanded us to. While certainly God can do all his work without us, He has invited us into it. He is seeking for us to do our part so He can do His part. What “ditch” then has God called you to dig but you’ve continued to put it off? Maybe the reason you aren’t seeing the blessing of the pool of water yet in your life is because you haven’t been faithful yet to dig the ditch. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3069
Question To Ponder: Why would God seek us to do our part before doing His?
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