Troy a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here Are Three Truths We Need To Understand About God.
I. HIS GRACE – Given our daily struggle with sin, it is important that we grasp His grace, lest we despair:
"If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared."(Psalm 130:3, 4)
Yet we need to understand that grace gives us no license to play with sin:
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?"(Romans 6:1)
II. HIS SOVEREIGNTY – We can count on the fact that He is there, making sure that everything in His Universe is running just fine:
"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor: for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all."(1 Chronicles 29:11)
Knowing He is in charge, and that everything is under His control, we can "be still and know that [He] is God."(Psalm 46:10) The alternative is to languish in a life of insecurity that is immobilized by fear.
III.HIS HOLINESS – Living as we do in a highly sensual society, grasping God's holiness is not an easy task. Spiritually attuned Isaiah was terrified at God's holy revelation of Himself:
"I saw the Lord… 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts…' Then I said, 'Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.'"(Isaiah 6:1-5 – selected)
All the more reason for us to understand that we have taken on the very righteousness of Christ: "[God] made [Christ] who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."(2 Corinthians 5:21)
Our responsibility therefore must be holy behavior: Telling the truth. Avoiding sensuality. Humility.
"As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do."(1 Peter 1:14, 15)
The alternative is sullying His name, while living a life of bondage to our passions and inner corruption.
QUESTION: Are there steps you need to take at this time, to know and experience these truths about God?
yort (TROY)
Here Are Three Truths We Need To Understand About God.
I. HIS GRACE – Given our daily struggle with sin, it is important that we grasp His grace, lest we despair:
"If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared."(Psalm 130:3, 4)
Yet we need to understand that grace gives us no license to play with sin:
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?"(Romans 6:1)
II. HIS SOVEREIGNTY – We can count on the fact that He is there, making sure that everything in His Universe is running just fine:
"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor: for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all."(1 Chronicles 29:11)
Knowing He is in charge, and that everything is under His control, we can "be still and know that [He] is God."(Psalm 46:10) The alternative is to languish in a life of insecurity that is immobilized by fear.
III.HIS HOLINESS – Living as we do in a highly sensual society, grasping God's holiness is not an easy task. Spiritually attuned Isaiah was terrified at God's holy revelation of Himself:
"I saw the Lord… 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts…' Then I said, 'Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.'"(Isaiah 6:1-5 – selected)
All the more reason for us to understand that we have taken on the very righteousness of Christ: "[God] made [Christ] who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."(2 Corinthians 5:21)
Our responsibility therefore must be holy behavior: Telling the truth. Avoiding sensuality. Humility.
"As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do."(1 Peter 1:14, 15)
The alternative is sullying His name, while living a life of bondage to our passions and inner corruption.
QUESTION: Are there steps you need to take at this time, to know and experience these truths about God?
yort (TROY)
