People can change!  I must never forget that.  The most hardened and self-absorbed of this mob we call the human race is not out of the reach of the Most High.  God can change any life He sees fit to change.  And He Does!  Day by day, the Mighty King of Heaven and Earth calls out to another self-sufficient soul and says;

    “I see your weakness; I know your fears, your insecurities, and your dirty little secrets.  Put your trust in me and stop relying on your feeble legs and limited wisdom to hold you up…I am God; you are not!  Don’t think for a moment that what you have is a result of your efforts alone.  I am the giver of all things good, and what I gave I can take away.  So, let it go and lift your eyes to mine.  See my smile, know this one truth…I am God – follow my plan.  It has a better outcome than your own.  Stop thinking the crazy thoughts that you can actually control your own destiny…come to your senses, turn to My wisdom, and find peace…I am your God too.”

   People can change!  Many will bow their wills to the living God and many more will not.  This great chapter of a repentant King is followed by an account of a proud unrepentant one.  The Bible never veers away from the truth that “the way to life is narrow and very few find it”.  But the truth remains; God is still changing lives!  No matter the status or social standing, God is active in our world!  He is calling out to those who, though maybe resist at first, will turn to Him in faith and offer Him the praise and glory that only belongs to the King of Heaven!

   Father, forgive me when I think for a moment that I can rule over my own destiny.  I submit to You!  Not only my destiny do I submit, but I also submit to You my assumptions of who I see as possible candidates for change.  Keep me from pronouncing judgment on whom I think will repent and who will not.  Keep me from putting people in the “lost-cause” category and give me the faith to trust You to change lives on Your time-table.  Amen.