God Isn’t Our “Heavenly Butler”

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written “The just shall live by faith.” -Romans 1:17

Someone once said to me, “You faith people make God sound like a heavenly butler.”

I replied, “Let me ask you something. Suppose you meet someone on this earth who has unlimited means. As he gets to know you, this wealthy person decides he likes you, so he goes out and buys twenty years’ worth of everything money can buy—cars, homes, everything.”

“Then the rich man says to you, ‘Now, I’ve bought everything you could ever want for the next twenty years. If you need it, want it or desire it, just come and knock on the door. I have it in a big warehouse, and its for you.’"

“Now, if you went to the door and said, I could sure use such-and-such,” would you be pushing that person around or treating him like a ‘butler’? No, you’d be taking him at his word.”

You might say, “Well, if God spoke to me like that, I’d believe Him.” But He gave you sixty-six books and in every one of those books, He spoke to you! He said, “By Jesus’ stripes, you were healed.” So healing is yours. He said, God supplies all your needs,” so all your needs are met.

We’re not pushing God around. Don’t be concerned about that. He’s big enough to handle Himself. No one pushes or controls God.

So just take God at His Word and choose to believe that what He has said, He will do.

CONFESSION:

I go to the Word, my spiritual “warehouse,” and obtain the benefits God has given to me. I’m blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus who paid the price for everything I need. I take God at His Word and believe healing is mine.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999