When we put our trust in God, we can identify an
obstacle when we see it.
1 Kings 12:28-33 NASB
(28)
So
the king consulted, and made two golden calves, and he said to them, "It
is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, that
brought you up from the land of Egypt."
(29)
He
set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
(30)
Now
this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far
as Dan.
(31)
And
he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who
were not of the sons of Levi.
(32)
Jeroboam
instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like
the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in
Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel
the priests of the high places which he had made.
(33)
Then
he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the
eighth month, even in the month which he had devised in his own heart; and he
instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and went up to the altar to burn
incense.
Believe
God and avoid insanity. Jeroboam’s fear
and insecurity has driven him to do some stupid stuff. He feared the people would follow Judah and
he would lose his kingdom. He made
golden calves and set them up in Dan and Bethel.
When
we fail to trust God, we end up doing stupid stuff.
Evidence
of unbelief includes worry. This is a
refusal to accept that God has all things under control. The world would have us believe that things
such as fortunetellers and horoscopes are all in good fun. The truth is these are examples of seeking ungodly
counsel. It is failure to trust God at
His Word.
How
about setting limits on our own belief?
I will obey God as long as it does not interfere with all the other
things in my life.
It
is simple. God has provided everything
we need to get through the obstacles of this world. It starts with accepting Jesus as Savior and
Lord.
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