Pure And Simple - Pastor Femi Monehin

God's Favourite House Daily Devotional Friday July 15th 2016 

And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper”
- 1 Kings 19:12

If you do not focus on simplicity, you get complexity by default. Simplifying things is a lot like digestion, it is a lot of work but that is where productivity begins. There is a rule called Occam’s Razor, Occam’s Razor simply states that “it is pointless to do with more what can be done with less”. It appears to be straight forward, right? It is pointless to do with more what you can do with less. Sometimes we just waste resources. Without casting aspersions at our ladies, why do you have to say in so many words what you can say with just a few? For example, my wife wants to tell me how she bought one brand of bacon because she did not find the regular one we normally buy. Instead of going straight to the point, she starts by telling me how she got into the car, the traffic situation on the road, who she ran into at the store, the other things she bought at the store and then eventually the main subject.

While that may be harmless when it comes to relationships and possibly helpful to connect with your wife and listen to all her stories, but when it comes to resources, it does not make sense. Do not spend more when you can spend less. Detectives also use this principle to solve cases; they take the direct approach. The simplest and most direct solutions are usually the most correct solutions. Doctors use it to diagnose cases. Programmers, Architects and many other fields that solve problems use it. They take the direct approach. Simplify things.

It is a misnomer for us to be complex when our God is simple. God is so simple that sometimes you miss God. It is amazing! God is here do you know that? Where? See, He is right beside you. “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper” 1 Kings 19:11-12 [emphasis added]. God is so simple.

Prayer: Father, help me not to miss You, Lord especially in the simple things, in Jesus Name.