Works That Don’t Work
The Word teaches that God’s people dug wells for themselves that couldn’t hold water. (Jeremiah 2:13) There are believers who are digging empty wells. They have their own project going, following their own plan, trying to make things work in their own strength and ability. The reality is, it’s not going to work if they’ve left God out of the plan. Many times, we make a plan and then pray for it to work. God wants us to pray first and ask Him for His plan. After we have His plan, then He wants us to trust Him to bring it to pass, as we follow His direction and work in partnership with Him. Any of our activities that have been born out of our own strength, planning or ability, prevents God from showing His power in our lives. The Bible describes that kind of activity as “works of the flesh.” (Gal. 5:19) Essentially, they are works that don’t work.
