Lightness of being #42 In Him (12 May 2014)
Dear....
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
Should the above verse be taken to imply that it is through our efforts that will allow the world to witness the glory of God?
Mother Teresa was famously quoted, at least in the papers she left behind after her death, to be plagued by moments of doubt and haplessness. A very different perception from that of the romanticized image the world chose to attach to her - an indomitable spirit come what may.
Would it be more correct to read Matthew 5:16 as
'It is His light shining through our lives that glorifies God and draw others to Him.'
We are but the lamp, upon which the light of God shines forth.
A bit of a letdown for some of us who dream of being a go getting doer for God. No different from the disappointment the Jews expressed when their long hoped for Savior from the oppressive Romans turned out to be a mere carpenter, instead of a warrior king.
Is the Christian walk one of waiting upon our Lord?
Quite contrary to the ways of the world, which seeks to will her way to a conclusion, God wants us to wait upon Him, come what may. For a surrendered life is where the victory of the risen Christ resonates most powerfully.
I am the vine, ye are the branches:He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:5
Every new day that our good Lord blesses us with
- we must come unto His presence to offer the first fruits of the new day. Our time, our all to Him, to be still and know His will for us today.
For He is Sovereign, nothing else matters more than seeking Him.
I have set the Lord always before me:
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:
my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Psalms 16:8-9
Every circumstances that we find ourselves in,
- we must be determined to set aside our own understanding no matter how compelling it might be, and take time with our Lord in prayers, to "see" from His perspective.
A thankful heart is the key to unlocking the wonders of God's ways for us.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;
yea, I have a goodly heritage.
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel:
my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalms 16:6-7
And in the many snatches of time He will bless us with every day, we must take time in His Words, for the Word is God. For in doing so, we will know His will, and know how to let His glory sine forth from us.
For in Him, our spirit man will if we are willing, move in tandem with the Spirit God.
And we will always enjoy the peace and joy that God promises to all who believe and seek to follow Him.
"Let my heart personally experience and display Your care."
( Daily Bread 26 Feb 2014)
Thou wilt shew me the path of life:
in thy presence is fulness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 16:11
God blesses
Eng Hieang
12 May 2014
An afterthought - Without Him
Whither shall I go from thy spirit?
or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Psalms 139:7
Most of us tend not to want to wait upon God. Our carnal self seeks to grapple with our circumstances, with its angst and all. By not waiting upon our Lord, are we not running away from Him and into the arms of the waiting devil?
Is it no small wonder that our Christian life is not the walk of victory that God intended, and our day seems to lack the peace and joy that God promises to all who believes and follows Him.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
and in thy book all my members were written,
which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms 139:16
God has set every new day He gives us to be a blessed day.
Take it. Enjoy it. And bless others with our blessings.
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11:40
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