“We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires
the growth of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail. Never believe that the so-called random
events of life are anything less than God’s appointed order. Be ready to
discover His divine designs anywhere and everywhere. [..] If you are a saint and say, “I will never do
this or that,” in all probability this will be exactly what God will require of
you. [..] It is the divine life that
continually makes more and more discoveries about the divine mind. It is easier
to be an excessive fanatic than it is to be consistently faithful, because God
causes an amazing humbling of our religious conceit when we are faithful to
Him.” CHAMBERS
The key to the Christian life is obedience to the will of
the Father. Submission to the Spirit of
God. Jesus modeled it during His earthly
ministry. The Christian life is not about
personal commitment or idle resolutions to be a “better” Christian… but rather,
quiet obedience to the voice of God. I
have known many Christians who were thrilled in their hearts when they had a
Mount of Transfiguration experience (Matthew
17:1-5). They were confident that
life was going to be better .. their walk with the Lord would be stronger .. and
that what they had experienced was the essence of what being a Christian meant.
But it was not. It was not long before
the glory faded, and they found themselves in the same rut they were in before
they climbed the mountain. The life of a
Christian is meant to be in the valley.
Lived, day by day, in humility. The failure in the Garden by the first
Adam was marked by his disobedience to the will of the Father. The victory on Calvary by the second Adam was
marked by obedience to the will of the Father, even to death on the cross (John
3:16)
You already know that obedience is a simple or easy thing. Most
likely, you know that all too well. As a
Christian, you can do nothing in your own strength, except to say “yes” to the
Lord. God doesn’t want the promise of
sacrifice … He wants a broken and contrite heart … obedience to His will. What is it that you need to say “yes”
to? ELGIN
Have Thine Own Way
“Have Thine own way Lord.
Have Thine Own way. Thou art the
potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make
me, after Thy will. While I am waiting, yielded and still.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God
Bless You)
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