How
many times lately have you responded to someone’s request with…“Maybe?” “Maybe.”
Is “Maybe” in God’s vocabulary? The word “Maybe” does appear several times in
the Old Testament and one in the New Testament. There is a story of Elijah and
the prophets of Baal trying to each get his God is to bring down fire onto an
altar. Read about that in 1 Kings 18. Elijah taunted the Baal prophets by
saying “maybe” statements, but our God is not indecisive. 
Fire for Elijah
"Maybe?"
One
New Testament passage involves the Pharisees suggesting that Jesus might be
going to teach the Greeks after He told them that He was going away. They just
weren’t listening to what He was saying. There was no “maybe” involved in Jesus’
actions. Like always, God has a plan. There is no Plan B or “maybe” involved.
No alternatives. Our God is omniscient. He knows everything and that includes
knowing and planning what will happen. No “maybe” involvement on His part.
Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,'
or 'No, I won't.' Anything beyond this is from the evil one. Matthew 5:37
Is your
answer to God Himself, “Yes, No or Maybe?” The choice is yours whether to
choose Jesus as your Savior and Redeemer.
You
may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly?
Do you think I am like people of the world who say "Yes" when they
really mean "No"? As surely as God is faithful, our word to you does
not waver between "Yes" and "No." For Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, does not waver between "Yes" and "No." He is the
one whom Silas, Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God's ultimate
"Yes," he always does what he says. For all of God's promises have
been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" And through Christ,
our "Amen" (which means "Yes") ascends to God for his
glory. 2
Corinthians 1:17-20
Prayer
– Lord, I hear You saying that I should simply—yet decisively and intentionally—say
“Yes” and “No” without wavering. There is no tossing about like a windy wave. I’ll
let You be my guide—as well as my provider and sustainer. All that I have comes
from You and I am grateful for that.
Meditate.
Consider God’s guidance in scripture. Read God’s word and listen to what He is
saying.
Verse
of Salvation ~ In that very hour He was overjoyed and rejoiced greatly in the
Holy Spirit, and He said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, that You have hidden these things [relating to salvation] from the wise
and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants [the childlike and
untaught]. Yes, Father, for this way was [Your gracious will and choice, and
was] well-pleasing in Your sight. "All things have been transferred and
turned over to Me by My Father and no one knows who the Son is except the
Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wishes
to reveal Him."
Luke 10:21-22 AMP
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