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He has got this

He has got this

Romans 11:36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Matthew Henry said, “Of God as the spring and fountain of all, through Christ, God—man, as the conveyance, to God as the ultimate end. These three include, in general, all God’s causal relations to his creatures: of him as the first efficient cause, through him as the supreme directing cause, to him as the ultimate final cause; for the Lord hath made all for himself, Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” What does your life revolve around? It will fall into two categories: self or God. If you have your eyes on the prizes of come with pride at the root of your goals, God is an afterthought. If in your humble heart you understand that your life flows through the provision from the sovereign God, your life will be focused on glorifying Him that holds in in his hands. It is a complete circle of life.

At some point in your Christian life, God will open your eyes to the understanding that He is truly in control of it. His design of Free Will allows you freedom to wander, but his control over all creation, allows His will to be accomplished in your life even when you stray. Only in the humble heart is this understanding gained and accepted, and in all of it He is glorified. When you truly try to live your life as He desires, you can even understand and glorify His grace and mercy by those examples as a witness to those He places before you. Christ has provided us the access to God through his sacrifice, and this may be shared as a testimony to others. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Everything in your life happens for a reason. In your prideful mind you want to argue with that. The Free Will that you were created with allows you to choose which paths you take. But you must understand those paths are placed before you by the Creator of them. If you are one that He is pursuing, He places those circumstances before you, and those in your path to encourage you. Matthew Henry explains, “God is all in all. All things in heaven and earth (especially those things which relate to our salvation, the things which belong to our peace) are of him by way of creation, through him by way of providential influence, that they may be to him in their final tendency and result.” You may be the one whom He is choosing to deliver the Gospel to a lost child; you may be the one who is receiving it. All of these things are God orchestrated circumstances that work into His eternal plan to deliver humanity from the grasp of sin.

 
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Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Daily Devotions

 

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All to Him I owe

All to Him I owe

1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, 13 although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

I wish I knew……..I wish I knew so many things, yet I only know one thing; God has a plan for my life. I wish I knew what that plan was so I could try to the best of my ability to follow it. For most of my life I know I went against it as Paul says; but God extended me grace also. My list of sins past, current, and future will always outweigh my good deeds. The balance on the scales of good and evil will never tip into my favor of earning my way into heaven; neither will yours. The realization of one’s sin brings upon it a broken heart for God; a realization of a life lost eternally without Christ; a humility that breeds thanksgiving. A humility that desires to work out ones salvation in honor for receiving it, not trying to earn it.

James 4:17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.  When Christ really starts stirring in your heart, His Spirit starts to reveal your sinful nature to you. It is a painful process, but one necessary in the sanctification process of your life; or the process of making you more like Christ. God’s desire is for you to resemble His Son, and only through His Son can you ever get to God. When He brings these things to light the pain is part of the healing process through the confession of them. This process never ends; but that is a blessing for it keeps the heart humble, realizing our daily need for forgiveness.

In my study this week it has been so hard trying to focus on God’s Will for my life. I had a heartfelt plea this morning with God for clarity. I so desire to be in the center of God’s path, that it pains me. I have that need to “pay back” for all my sins as I believe Paul did. The conviction of a life before Christ drives the life after Christ in service and obedience to Him. 1 Timothy 1:16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (ESV) My prayer is for you to also realize how lost you are without Christ as the focus of your life. For Him to reveal to your sins to you as He has mine, and for the conviction of those sins to weigh on your heart. That heart transformed through that conviction is a heart transformed eternally to pursue God and the things of God.

All to Him I owe, sin had left it’s crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

 

 

 
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Posted by on October 3, 2012 in Daily Devotions

 

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