I am becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the wonder and beauty of all God is! He is far more beautiful and far more loving than we have ever given him credit for! Oh, that we, as the body of Christ, would see that he is everything we need – I mean EVERYTHING! How many times have we reasoned that our intense prayer or exhaustive Bible reading would procure the favor of God and release all we need? I admit that I have often relied upon my efforts, and I assure you that they don’t work! The secret of knowing God lies within childlike trust and rest in him. Consider the following Scripture, for it is profound in light of the complete word of God:

Romans 11:32 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. Do you comprehend what this verse is saying? The Law, which Adam and Eve chose, is what God has used to bind all men over to disobedience. It was not God’s will that Adam and Eve chose this, but God in his wisdom had the power to use it for our benefit! The reason why he has done this is so that he can have mercy on all of us. We all need God’s mercy – no one excluded! Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 

Romans 11:32 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

Do you comprehend what this verse is saying? The Law, which Adam and Eve chose, is what God has used to bind all men over to disobedience. It was not God’s will that Adam and Eve chose this, but God in his wisdom had the power to use it for our benefit! The reason why he has done this is so that he can have mercy on all of us. We all need God’s mercy – no one excluded!

Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 

This is so exciting! You are included in this prodigious and wonderful salvation! Efforts to be righteous by works do not bring success but instead alienate us from the true presence and power of God. In Paul’s exhortation to the Galatian church, he said that if they continue living under the requirements of the Law (Circumcision) ...Christ would be of no value to them. Galatians 5:2 That is why he wrote in Romans 10:4, “Christ is the end of the Law, so that there may be righteousness for all who believe! The righteousness that God accepts is only granted to those who believe. The infinite wisdom of God is displayed through him offering to us his very own righteousness righteousness that we could never earn or deserve. I love what the apostle Paul says in the following Scripture!

Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God that God should repay him?” 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. (NIV1984)

Do you see that? For from him and through him and to him are all things. All things! Those who understand that he is everything will desire to be rooted deeply in and built firmly upon him.

Colossians 2:6, 7 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.  (NLT)

Everything we need or ever desired is found in him! The more we understand this, the more we will grow strong and live lives that overflow with gratitude and thankfulness to God! My dear partner in Christ, what God has offered to you is so beautiful, profound, and beyond fully comprehending that…

IT IS OVERWHELMING!