The more
that we give our self over to a depraved mind, the less likely we are to hear
the still, small voice of God calling us to Himself. He has a perfect plan for
our life without the consequences of the ravages of sin.
We forfeit
those blessings by our unbelief in the incomprehensible goodness of God. We buy
into the lies planted by the devil in the philosophies and perverted truth of
this world. We sell our self short of the glories God has for us.
Others
exploit the blessings of God to fulfill their carnal, selfish ambition (Romans
1:18-26). They hire on in ministry positions in God's Church and take advantage
of the generosity of God's Saints.
Some people
refuse to live by faith and demand that God prove Himself to them. Their mind
is filled with vain ideologies taught to them by other human beings. They
cannot see or understand the secret things of God; and, therefore, they refuse
to trust Him with their life (Deuteronomy 29:29).
In His
wisdom, God often hides the full glory of His infinite purpose in order to
protect us from our finite self. He withholds healing at times, like He did
with Paul's "thorn in the flesh". He also kept the book of Daniel
sealed (Daniel 12:4) until these last days, when we really need that information.
In our
glorious stature in Heaven, we will not see in part any longer (1 Corinthians
13:12), but we will comprehend the full blessing of serving at the pleasure of
our King Jesus.
As we mature
spiritually, our intimacy with God increases. We personally behold the enormity
of His incomprehensible ways and humbly submit to the leading of His Spirit for
each moment of our day.
Prayer:
Father God,
as we grow in our intimacy with You, our convictions get stronger and we rarely
if ever doubt Your goodness - especially once we realize that You plant a seed
for a miracle in every trial. You reveal the mysteries of Your wisdom to us a
little more each day, affirming our relationship with You and leading us by
Your Holy Spirit.
Thank You so
much for establishing a personal relationship with each of Your Saints, so that
we can know You more each day. Help us to focus on You and Your will for our
life. Your will rarely makes human sense, but always amazes us in the accuracy
of Your Spirit's guidance. We give You all of the praise and honor due to Your
name and we rejoice in the goodness of Your ways.
Thought for
the Day:
When we mature spiritually, our intimacy with
God increases as we behold the enormity of His incomprehensible ways; we humbly
fall on our face in amazement that He called us and deigns to spend time with
each of us continually throughout the day.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
