Bible devotions: God is not the author of the confusion

In ancient times, the vast majority of people were illiterate. The news was spread by word of mouth. Today, ironically, we are inundated with uninterrupted information, but life is more confusing than ever.

How can we cut all these rumors? How can we muffle noise and confusion? Where do we actually go? Only one source is completely, constantly reliable: God.

Key verse: 1 Corinthians 14:33
"Because God is not a God of confusion but of peace". (ESV)

God never contradicts himself. He must never go back and apologize for "making a mistake". His agenda is truth, plain and simple. Love your people and provide wise advice through your written word, the Bible.

Also, because God knows the future, his instructions always lead to the result he wants. You can trust it because it knows how everyone's story ends.

When we follow our own impulses, we are influenced by the world. The world has no use for the Ten Commandments. Our culture sees them as constraints, old-fashioned rules designed to spoil everyone's fun. Society pushes us to live as if there were no consequences for our actions. But there are.

There is no confusion about the consequences of sin: prison, addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, shattered lives. Even if we avoid such consequences, sin leaves us estranged from God, a bad place to be.

God is on our side
The good news is, it doesn't have to be. God always calls us to himself, trying to establish an intimate relationship with us. God is on our side. The cost seems high, but the rewards are huge. God wants us to depend on him. The more we surrender completely, the greater his help.

Jesus Christ called God "Father", and he is also our Father, but like no father on earth. God is perfect, loving us without limits. He always forgives. Always do the right thing. Depending on him is not a burden but a relief.

Relief is found in the Bible, our map for the right life. From cover to cover, it indicates Jesus Christ. Jesus did everything necessary to get to heaven. When we believe it, our confusion about performance is gone. The pressure is turned off because our salvation is secure.

Praying confusion
Relief is also found in prayer. When we are confused, it is natural to become anxious. But anxiety and worry get nothing. Prayer, on the other hand, places our trust and attention on God:

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. And the peace of God, which exceeds all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus . (Philippians 4: 6–7, ESV)
When we seek the presence of God and ask for his supply, our prayers penetrate into the darkness and confusion of this world, creating an opening for an outlet for the peace of God. His peace reflects his nature, which dwells in complete serenity, totally separate from all chaos and confusion.

Imagine the peace of God as a squadron of soldiers around you, standing guard to protect you from confusion, concern and fear. The human mind cannot understand this type of tranquility, order, integrity, well-being and silent tranquility. Although we may not understand it, the peace of God protects our hearts and minds.

Those who do not trust God and entrust their lives to Jesus Christ have no hope of peace. But those who are reconciled to God welcome the Savior in their storms. Only they can hear him say "Peace, be quiet!" When we have a relationship with Jesus, we know who is our peace (Ephesians 2:14).

The best choice we will ever make is to put our life in the hands of God and depend on him. He is the perfect protective father. He always has our best interests at heart. When we follow its ways, we can never be wrong.

The way of the world only leads to further confusion, but we can know peace - real and lasting peace - depending on a trustworthy God.