ALL ABOUT HIM!

Here is an excellent Scripture for you to meditate on this morning. 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him, who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Everything we need! Oh that we would recognize that God is everything we need! How many times have we reasoned that our intense prayer or exhaustive Bible reading would procure the favor of God and release His blessing or even bring about revival? I admit, in my life, I have relied upon my efforts way too much! The secret of God lies within, humble trust and rest in him. Consider this following Scripture, for it is profound in light of the fullness 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 to bring about his ultimate purpose of love! He has bound all men over the sin so he can have mercy on us all! No one is excluded! Can you fathom the incredible heart of God towards you? Can you see that God longs to be gracious to you?

Isa 30:18 says,  “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;  therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.  For the LORD is a God of justice.  Blessed are all who wait for him!”

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

Wow! This is so exciting! You are included in God’s amazing gift of salvation! Our efforts to be righteous or right with God by our works alienates us from intimacy with God and from his presence and power. God in his wisdom has made it so that from him and through him and to him are all things.

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)

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)

Dear friend, whatever you do, don’t allow yourself to get sucked up into the trap of trying to be righteous in God’s sight by your works. Everything you need, God is and has already provided! When we understand that he is everything, literally everything that we need, we will grow strong through all that we know and live lives that overflow with gratitude and thankfulness to God! I pray that your heart and mind are being saturated with the truth that true life is…

ALL ABOUT HIM!