God at Work in Circumstances
Do you feel that God doesn't care about your circumstances? That He is out there, somewhere, distant and disconnected? None of that is true of Him.
God and Circumstances
God is not indifferent to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.
God is not powerless regarding the circumstances, either.
God is not unwise or unable to respond to our prayers, whether for ourselves or others.
God is holy and wholly in control, no matter if appearances are to the contrary.
God rules even over the unruly.
God hears the cries of His people.
What we need to do, then, is trust Him to bring about His will, in His time, and in His way.
Psalm 135:5-6: "For I know that the LORD is great and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps."
God's work is invisible yet certain. Paul wrote to the Philippians: "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (1:6).
God at Work
God's work in the life of the believer begins with giving the believer spiritual life, faith, repentance, a thirst for righteousness, a desire for Christ-likeness, which were never there before.
Read Ephesians 2--Corpses do not crave the things of God; there is silence in the grave of a dead heart.
Read 1 Corinthians 2:10-16--God's work continues through His Spirit so the believer mourns now for sins which were once delightful. Repentance for the same comes more and more easily, though sin dogs the believer day in and day out through temptation and other means.
Read Romans 8--God's work of grace makes the once-craved sin less desirable and God's glory more the goal of the believer.
God's work in the believer includes pruning in season, that they may bring forth more fruit to God's glory--read John 15 and Galatians 5:22-23.
God knows each believer more intimately than they know themselves, having chosen each from before the foundation of the world and designed each for a special place in His church and kingdom--read Romans 8:28-30 and chapter 12.
God's work will never end, for God is eternal, though there will come a Day when all His elect are made perfect. Perfected and finally sinless, believers will serve God with the greatest of love, joy, and peace--for eternity.
God and Circumstances
God is not indifferent to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.
God is not powerless regarding the circumstances, either.
God is not unwise or unable to respond to our prayers, whether for ourselves or others.
God is holy and wholly in control, no matter if appearances are to the contrary.
God rules even over the unruly.
God hears the cries of His people.
What we need to do, then, is trust Him to bring about His will, in His time, and in His way.
Psalm 135:5-6: "For I know that the LORD is great and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps."
God's work is invisible yet certain. Paul wrote to the Philippians: "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (1:6).
God at Work
God's work in the life of the believer begins with giving the believer spiritual life, faith, repentance, a thirst for righteousness, a desire for Christ-likeness, which were never there before.
Read Ephesians 2--Corpses do not crave the things of God; there is silence in the grave of a dead heart.
Read 1 Corinthians 2:10-16--God's work continues through His Spirit so the believer mourns now for sins which were once delightful. Repentance for the same comes more and more easily, though sin dogs the believer day in and day out through temptation and other means.
Read Romans 8--God's work of grace makes the once-craved sin less desirable and God's glory more the goal of the believer.
God's work in the believer includes pruning in season, that they may bring forth more fruit to God's glory--read John 15 and Galatians 5:22-23.
God knows each believer more intimately than they know themselves, having chosen each from before the foundation of the world and designed each for a special place in His church and kingdom--read Romans 8:28-30 and chapter 12.
God's work will never end, for God is eternal, though there will come a Day when all His elect are made perfect. Perfected and finally sinless, believers will serve God with the greatest of love, joy, and peace--for eternity.
posted by Ebeth | 8:25 AM
1 Comments:
Yes, we must trust Him...His will, His time, His ways. Thanks for the reminder.
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