The Best Solution

# 180 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 14:8-10, “Then Jonathan said, "Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. 9 "If they say thus to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 "But if they say thus, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up. For the LORD has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us." (1 Sam 14:8-10) Jonathan's request for a sign is very specific and when you think about it, he is asking God for a tremendous display of His miracle working power. He is asking God to control the human tongue. Jas 3:7,8 says, “ For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” No man can tame the tongue, but God can. And in Pr 16:1 we read, “The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.” Jonathan knew this and believed it and was ready to stake his life on it. In Paul Kretzmann's commentary on this verse from Proverbs, he says, “ The mind of a man may be engaged in attempting to solve a problem, in setting up various plans or schemes to reach a right conclusion, but the best solution is that which is given by the Lord,” What kind of problems are you facing today. What kind of scheming and planning will you be engaged in to get things to work out the way you want them to? Why not forget your plans and shoot for the best solution, the one given by the Lord in His Word. 2Ti 3:16,17 says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Be equipped for whatever decision you need to make. Know the Word of God.