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Daily Devotionals
When God Says, "No" 

 

"But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me. 'That is enough,' the Lord said. 'Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.'"  

Deuteronomy 3:26 (NIV)

 

Moses was a faithful and powerful servant of God. And, he probably had a closer relationship with the Lord than anyone else in the Old Testament. Still, there came a day when God told Moses "No". Moses wanted greatly to enter the Promised Land with Israel, and apparently petitioned God about it several times, but God's answer to this man, whom He spoke face-to-face with as a friend, was "No".

 

 

God is always ready to answer our prayers, but sometimes the answer to those prayers is "No". Moses isn't the only one in the Bible to call out to the Lord only to get "No" for an answer, the Prophet Jeremiah and the Apostle Paul, are also found among the ranks. Perhaps you too have heard your Father in Heaven answer "No". Fathers do indeed tell their children "No" at times, sometimes children understand why they are told "No", but many times they don't. They are left with no other option than to simply trust their father. The Bible says, "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God." As God's children there are going to be times when our Father in Heaven says, "No" to our request, and leads us in a different direction then we would prefer to go. When God says, "No" and you don't understand why, make a choice to simply trust Him. Know that He loves you, and sees things in a way that you and I could never understand. Never doubt God's love or His goodness! But, understand there will be times when He says, "No".

 

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)

 



 

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