I’ve had this post ruminating around in my empty head all day. I had an impromptu staff meeting. A surprise counseling session. An Owen County Chamber meeting. Some errands and a much-needed 18 mile ride (although I slogged through it so go figure). I finally have a chance to sit down and type.

I read this statement this morning in my Psalm devotional book:

Never measure God’s unlimited power by your limited expectations.

Then I read the story of Joshua and the Israelites as they carried out their mandate from God about taking the land (Joshua 10). They came to the aid of the Gibeonites (who had deceived Joshua & the leaders but with whom Joshua had made a covenant) first. Then they continued taking the land God had given them. To their eyes it looked impossible. They had limited resources.

What Joshua, his leaders, and the Israelites had to ask themselves is this: will I trust God? I read the Crossway Men’s Devotional Bible on this passage and it asked this: Will I be a big God-er or a little god-er?

Here are my thoughts and you can take them for what they’re worth: If I limit God by my expectations, I have basically become a little god-er. If, however, I believe in God’s unlimited power, then I become a big God-er.

Those were my musings this morning…August 3.