In the world, if you
are trying to broker a deal you always want to do so from a position of power. You
want them to know you will walk away, they need you more than you need them,
you are in control so it is in their best interest to do what you say. It is a
good way to get all you want.
But it is a terrible
way to approach God.
First of all, we
will never be able to match the power of God. He will always be in more control
than we are. Yet we try it nonetheless. We bargain. Offer to stop doing
something we shouldn’t be doing or start doing something we should. We bully.
If you really loved me, if you are really there God you will do what I ask. We
deal. If you will just give this to me, I give you something of value.
But does God need
what we have? No, all things are already his. Should our love and obedience be
terms? No, they are things we already owe him. Trying to leverage this way is
an exercise in futility
We must consider that God isn’t a competitor in
our relationship He is our Father.
"If you then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father
who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Matthew 7:11
We should come to
God as children of a loving Father. He knows what we need and is willing and
able to care for us. When he doesn’t respond the way we want, it isn’t because
he trying to ‘get one over on us’ but rather he is protecting and caring for
us. He will listen to us not because we have the power but in our weakness.
A good parent wants
good things for their child. They want to bless them. They give not because
they are forced to but because of love.
Are we not blessed to
have a Father in heaven like that!
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