Thursday, October 17, 2013
“Stupid Is As Stupid Does”
This morning in my prayer time I was praying about a simple yet annoying issue I am facing based on bureaucracy. It is easy for me to get frustrated at some things that seem so simple yet have reams of paper and a trail of dead trees tied to them to get straightened out. You may know the experience – get one thing wrong on one form and then spend days filling out dozens of forms to correct the first one, right? I was thinking how stupid that is, and it reminded me of the line from Forrest Gump which I used as the title here. God directed me to Psalms 108.
It has been a while since I read Psalms 108. It is a great Psalm telling of praise and worship with voice and instruments. What struck me was the last two verses,
Psalms 108:12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
As I read and prayed this Psalm this morning, it made me smile. I was thinking about how many people over how many years have faced many difficulties and trials. Yet, God is faithful and delivers from them all. I was smiling because in every case, the devil loses. Now I realize that spiritual beings may not have a real grasp of time like humans do, but after a while you would think he would get a clue! How many cans of whoppin’ do God’s people have to open on him, through prayer and praise to God, before he gets it? And as I thought about it, it really put things in perspective. The enemy of my soul is really, REALLY, stupid! My God never fails, never quits, and never loses! Praise God!
Prayer
Father, thank You for being our Strong Defender. Thank You for always, always, always coming to the aid of your people. Thank You for Your deliverance in times of trouble. Today I ask in Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name that You put an extra whoopin’ on that knucklehead, our enemy, and that You raise up Your people everywhere from despair and trouble, and make them to stand in the gates and the courts of Your sanctuary. Let those that see Your mighty deliverance of Your people know that You alone are God. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.