There are a couple of
things we can do to discover how God does things. One thing we can do is to consistently spend
time in the Word. There is great value
in reading the history of God’s dealings with man. Don’t neglect the Old Testament record for we
discover there much about God’s holiness, mercy and grace. Before Jesus came God showed us through His
dealings with man just how much we need a Savior.
In the New Testament
we discover how much God loves us and how He solved our need for a Savior. Jesus came, lived a sinless life, went to the
cross and died for our sins. In Christ,
God showed us His love and holiness blended together into one. We discover that we don’t have to be
prisoners to our sins; Christ sets us free.
There is much about
God that we don’t know, but there is also much about Him we do know. We need to take note of how He moves amongst
men and then fall in line. We discover
quickly that when we get out of line, bad things happen. We get out of sorts with ourselves and the
world around us. We become very weak and
become easy prey to sinful temptations.
We become defensive and often fight against God as He tries to gain
control over us. We stumble around in
the darkness and often cause ourselves much pain and suffering that could
easily be avoided.
It is foolish to not
follow the ways of the Lord. It is
self-defeating and self-destructive. The
only thing that is accomplished is making ourselves miserable. If you have fallen out of step with the Lord,
don’t take another step until you fall on bended knee before Him in
repentance. There is great joy and peace
in living in the Way. In Christ alone
you will find what you are looking for and think you are finding on your
own.
Notice how others are
following the Lord. Follow the example
of those who are living in Christ. If
they can do it, you can too. There is a
great cloud of witnesses God has provided for you to watch. Imitate their faith. And, be careful how you live because there
are those who are watching you too.
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