There is nothing in this world, no moment untouched by the hand of God.  We take our breath, our food, our life for granted, until it is taken away, and each can be taken away in an instant.  God does not owe us life.  He is our Creator, and as such he has the right to do with His Creation whatever he pleases.  This thought pierces the heart and mind of sinful man.  The natural man’s reaction to this is to bristle and fight against by whatever means possible.  This is because the root of our sinfulness is the pride of life, the pursuit of autonomy and in essence to be God rather than worship God.

The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God as our Sovereign Creator.  We have two choices in life – we can reject God and deny His sovereign hand over our lives, or we can confront the Truth of God – That He is Our King, He is our Sovereign Lord and reckon with Him.

Jesus Christ came to save sinners.  So often though, I’ve found Chrstians seemingly spend so much time and effort trying to hold onto our pride and wallow in shame, instead of just agreeing with God?  We’re sinners, right now, today – praise God for His mercy and grace to us!  The Lord would have been just and right to leave us in our sin, judging our sin against our infinitely holy Creator with an equal measure of infinite justice in eternity.  “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)

As much as I’m able by God’s work in and through me, I never want to be someone who talks about our relationship to God as behavior, or merely calls someone to change behavior.  Instead, I want to constantly lift up the Truth of God to be seen, understood and cherished.  Changed behavior is never the goal – it is the fruit of the goal, the goal being a heart changed by the Truth of Jesus and the gospel.  Jesus is our Lord, but for a time we have a struggle with sin and our flesh that does not want to submit to Him as such.  Each of us needs to be refreshed daily, with the Truth of God and His promises to pursue joy in Him, and to prepare ourselves for the internal and external battles of the day.  Romans 8:18 – “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory that is to be revealed to us.”  

My exhortation and encouragement today for myself and all of us to to not neglect the refreshing of our mind in Christ from His Word.  God help me or any of us if this blog or anything else would ever be seen as sufficient for time with the Lord.  If this blog is anything other than supplemental to your time seeking God from His Word, please stop this and go read your Bible.  My words cannot change your heart, but God’s can – working through the Holy Spirit.  Ask God to meet you there in His Word, and He is faithful to do so.  As you seek Him, ask Him to help you submit to His will for your life, joyful in knowing that the God who asks things of you, knows all of your days, loves you enough to come and die for you, and has an eternity of joy planned for you.

Grace and Peace,

Adam