Have you ever wondered what God wants of you?
God asks us to:
walk humbly before Him;
recognizing that we are not able to be holy, perfect, clean, righteous on our own, God provided a way for us to humbly receive ability to be clothed in Christ the Redeemers Righteousness
God asks us to:
love mercy;
thinking about all the mercy that has been poured into us should make it very simple to give away as much as possible, but God didn't even say "give mercy" or "be merciful". He just said Love Mercy, for yourself and for others. He knows that what you love will be manifest in your life
God asks us to:
do justly;
and since we are not capable of complete objectivity and balanced justice, we are NOT to judge, but do justly - according to what is morally right or fair - and that is ONLY Gods department, so we have the added understanding that vengeance is the Lords!
In essence, God has given us a framework to work within, in order to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. He made each of us individual, unique and special. He isn't looking for cloned Christians, all looking, speaking and acting the same. He is looking for His particular, peculiar children to be witnesses OF Jesus His Son, each in our own unique way.
This isn't a comprehensive, all inclusive or exhaustive study.
I've read Oswald.
I've devoured Tozer.
C.S. Lewis
Jonathan Edwards
and many, many, many other authors who know a lot more than I ever will.
and I've read the Bible. Over and over and over again for the last 49 of my 55 years. My understanding has grown with each reading. My life has changed dramatically over time as I've gained new understanding, insight and wisdom.
One of the main things I've discovered is that God is sovereign. We, the created beings, cannot put Him in a neat package of our making without losing all that He is!
- He is INFINITELY CREATIVE
- He is BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION
- He is THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
Until the day we see Him face to face, the best we can hope for is to imitate Him in some manner so others will see how great HE IS. Everyone relates differently, so He created many different ways for His greatness to be seen, heard, experienced and understood. He set a frame. Boundaries if you will.
Within those boundaries, there are no limitations except those we set up ourselves, denying ourselves the fullness of all HE IS.
Scripture to consider: (New King James Version)
Micah 6:8
Psalm 139
Ephesians 1 and 2
Philippians 2:12
Acts 1
I Corinthians 13:12
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