Trust and Obey

Read Jeremiah 32 to better understand this Devotional. Jeremiah did what God said and bought his cousin's field. Only to find out that the land was shortly to be overthrown by the Chaldeans. Jeremiah cried out to God. He told the LORD that he did what God had asked of him. It was almost like Jeremiah was saying "Why God?" God's Answer to Jeremiah's cry was this: "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?" ~ Jeremiah 32:27. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had obeyed God, but it wasn't turning out like you thought it would? And you found yourself asking God why? It is almost as if we obey God because we believe He is going to reward us for our obedience. Yet we should be obeying Him because we love Him. We shouldn't question God. However, we are fallible. Even Jeremiah questioned God. God knew this would happen. Look at the LORD's Reply. He said, "Behold, I am the LORD." The name Lord or Jehovah means the Existing One. God was telling Jeremiah, "I am the one in charge." God then said, "The God of all flesh." The LORD was reminding Jeremiah that He is the creator and that Jeremiah was nothing but flesh. The LORD went on to ask a rhetorical question. "Is there any thing too hard for me?" He told Jeremiah basically this, "Look, I am the LORD, the Existing One. Do you think you know more than me? You are nothing but flesh and I Am the One who created all flesh. Do you really think there is anything too hard for me to do?" How about you child of God? Are you asking God why? Are you obeying Him because of what He will give you? Or are you obeying because you love Him? All The LORD wants from His own is for them to Trust and Obey!