SAYING AMEN TO GOD

that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' as it is this day." ‘“And I answered and said, "So be it, Lord."  (Jeremiah 11:5 NKJV)

Jeremiah was conscious of the special current of divine energy which was passing into and through his soul. The word had come to him "from the Lord," and he felt it as a burning fire which he could not contain. He had to vent it, but when it has passed his lips, and he has had time to carefully consider it, he answers the divine message by saying "So be it, O Lord!" or amen.

Let’s guard against making a mistake. It is not always possible to say "amen" or yes to God, in tones of triumph and ecstasy. Sometimes our response is choked with sobs that cannot be stifled, and soaked with tears that cannot be repressed. It was probably so with Abraham, when he tore himself from Ur of the Chaldees; when he waited weary years for his son; when he climbed the mountain of Moriah. These words may be read by some who suffer year after year constant pain, by those whose earthly life is tossed upon the sea of anxiety, over which waves of care and turmoil perpetually roll. It is not improbable that these will protest as to the possibility of saying "amen" to God's providential dealings, or they will ask: Of what avail is it to utter with the lips a word against which the whole heart stands in revolt?

In reply, let them remember that our blessed Lord, in the garden, was content to put His will upon the side of God. He knew it was enough if, in the lower parts of the earth to which His human nature had descended, He was able, unflinchingly to affirm, "Not as I will, but as Thou wilt."

Dare to say "amen" to God's providential dealings. Say it, though your heart and flesh fail, and you will find that if the will yields, the heart follows; and as the days pass, some incident, some turn in the road, some concurrence of unforeseen circumstances, will suddenly flash the conviction on the mind and reason that God's way was right, the wisest, and the best. "What thou knowest not now, thou shalt know hereafter," is the assurance of our Guide. Dare to trust Him, and in the strength of that trust to say, "Amen, O Lord."

PRAYER

For all things beautiful, and good, and true;

For all things that seemed not good yet turned to good;

For all the sweet compulsions of Thy Will

That chased, and tried, and wrought us to Thy shape--

We thank Thee, Lord.

In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.

God's Daily Promise

 Promise #87:
An eternal crown awaits you at the finish line, so keep running your race.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (WEB)
24 Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. 25 Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.