I heard a memorable sermon during which the preacher said concerning faith in God, "You better get rid of your Plan B! Your 'Plan B' is an offence to God." What He said is true: if we will not take a step of faith until we have layers of "safety nets" in place, are we really stepping out in faith? It may take a certain amount of courage to take a leap of faith, but it isn't much of a leap when we are harnessed. Instead of faith in God we place our confidence in the harness to hold us.
There is a example in scripture of a time when God chose not to answer the prayer of one who sought him. No man is worthy in himself of an audience with the Almighty, and this even goes for kings. 1 Samuel 28:5-6 reads, "When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets." I am not God and it does not say explicitly in scripture why God did not answer (other scriptures support other reasons as well), but his backup plan may be a reason. Met with silence from God, King Saul resorted to the unthinkable in 1 Samuel 28:7, "Then Saul said to his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor."
Saul had been tasked by God to drive out the mediums and spiritists in the land. Since God would not speak to allay his fears, Saul sought the assistance of demons! It is no wonder God would not speak to Saul, seeing His words were brought down to the wicked level of devils. Oh that there was in Saul the heart after God found in his successor David who wrote in Psalm 27:14, "Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!" May there also be found in us such a heart not to rely on our understanding but in all our ways acknowledge the LORD so He will direct our paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). King Saul wanted little to do with God when he was prosperous and at ease, and therefore did not rely on God in trials. If we will have God's counsel in trying times, we ought to seek and rely on Him when all seems well.
There is a example in scripture of a time when God chose not to answer the prayer of one who sought him. No man is worthy in himself of an audience with the Almighty, and this even goes for kings. 1 Samuel 28:5-6 reads, "When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets." I am not God and it does not say explicitly in scripture why God did not answer (other scriptures support other reasons as well), but his backup plan may be a reason. Met with silence from God, King Saul resorted to the unthinkable in 1 Samuel 28:7, "Then Saul said to his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor."
Saul had been tasked by God to drive out the mediums and spiritists in the land. Since God would not speak to allay his fears, Saul sought the assistance of demons! It is no wonder God would not speak to Saul, seeing His words were brought down to the wicked level of devils. Oh that there was in Saul the heart after God found in his successor David who wrote in Psalm 27:14, "Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!" May there also be found in us such a heart not to rely on our understanding but in all our ways acknowledge the LORD so He will direct our paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). King Saul wanted little to do with God when he was prosperous and at ease, and therefore did not rely on God in trials. If we will have God's counsel in trying times, we ought to seek and rely on Him when all seems well.
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