After I typed my other post, I started looking at some of God's principles found in the Word. One that stood out to me was "Not to put the word of God to the test." (Deut. 6:16) What does this really mean?
I believe that we test God in many ways unknowingly. We test Him everytime we doubt Him. We test Him everytime we think or say something along the lines of "If this is You then make such and such happen." We even test Him by doing foolish things like spending our "bill money" at the mall and then expecting God to send a miracle our way. I also believe that some of these "faith seeds" that people sow is putting God to the test. If you know that you must pay your rent, do not "sow" it into someone's ministry. It is not common sense, and it is putting God to the test (since you will expect him to perform a miracle as a reward for you sowing your rent money). I did that once with "bill money" and I did not receive a miracle from it, just heartache and embarassment.
What are other ways that we test God without knowing it?
Friday, August 8, 2008
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