2 PETER 1:3

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

TO PONDER

Have you ever been in a situation where you have thought, ‘I can’t because…’ when you have been asked to do something?

Maybe you thought you didn’t know enough, you were too young/old, you weren’t qualified, or even you were just scared. Your ‘because’ might even have been valid, true, a fact but was it still just an excuse?

Yesterday I introduced the idea of ‘Holy Discontent’ with minimum explanation, so today let me try to clarify the term. Most of us would remember the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 when David was sent to deliver lunch to his older brothers and stumbled upon a major ‘I can’t because…’ moment.

David’s brothers along with the rest of the Israelite army were facing off against the Philistine army ready to fight when the giant Goliath would come out to personally challenge King Saul and the rest of the Israelite army to fight him ‘mano a mano’, one on one. The Bible tells us that King Saul and his army were terrified, without hope but full of ‘because’. When David asked why nobody was going to fight Goliath the answers were ‘We can’t because…’

King Saul and his army were frustrated, they saw the need, they saw what had to be done but their frustration never became a Holy Discontent and remained a frustration because they really couldn’t because…

David was frustrated as well asking again & again why no one was doing anything until his frustration became a Holy Discontent when he admitted he couldn’t do it but God would.

Today’s verse tells us that God has given us everything we need to face our reasons why we can’t answer His call and overcome them.

PRAYER

Almighty God, You have called me by name, you have given me everything I need to walk in that calling through grace. Today I answer you call and say I can empowered by your grace. Amen.

Today's devotion written by Danny Brock, LifeWay Westside