GODFIDENCE
The word “confidence” is feeling certain about the truth of something and knowing that appreciation or ability is to be relied upon. We are confident that the sun will rise in the morning; that we will age with time; that each of us will find our path in life; sooner or later.
This is what the daughters of Zelophehad displayed in Numbers 27. Because of the courage of these women to ask for what they wanted, they not only received it, but they demonstrated the confidence they had for other women who came after them.
The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They came forward and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,
“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons. Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”
So Moses brought their case before the Lord, and the Lord said to him, “What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and give their father’s inheritance to them.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, give his inheritance to his daughter. If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. If his father had no brothers:he may possess it. This is to have the force of law for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.’” Numbers 27: 1-11
When we make our requests known to God, we can be confident that God will certainly do something about our situation, circumstances or lives. It may not be what we thought would work, but if we understand that we need to trust in God knowing that I can’t, but He can, then miracles can happen and prayers can be answered. Now that’s Godfidence!