For us who now belong to the only true
God, to those who are fortunate enough to cry Abba Father! We must all
eventually arrive at this conclusion; our God is a consuming fire and His
brilliance is so majestic and powerful that we are unable to come into His
presence as men in the flesh, for if we did, we would literally disintegrate in
His presence. Remember Moses’ account with God, how God hid him in the cleft of
a rock for this exact reason. However with that said we also know that He deals
with us as sons and not bastards! For this reason we are not only able but are entitled
to cry Abba Father! This places a totally
different dimension on man’s (Christians) relationship with a God of such
magnitude. But it also brings in an element that the Christian often tends to
overlook, which is God’s chastisement into our lives. This aspect to God’s
relationship with His children is of crucial benefit and importance to the
believer. Without it we cannot claim to be His children! I daren’t go into the
exact implication God uses to work this out in a believers life, which I will
leave to God the Holy Spirit to convict and reveal the necessary in a believers
heart. But I will be so bold to deal with the truth of this text as I
understand it!
Far too often in times past I prayed
for something to be gone from my life as if it has no place in it; why was it
there? While in fact my actions had caused the result! A consequence to an
action! Stop blaming God for the position you find yourself in, when in fact
you are exactly where you need to be. A man may say, “why is my money dried up,
I had an abundance not so long ago.” He spent it on debauched living, why would
he even bother to ask the question? And yet our hearts are so wicked it is
often the first retort! Remember the prodigal son! It was only when he came to
his senses that the oil and the wine was poured into his wounded heart and the
healing process kicked in. God in His brilliance, taking an absolutely hopeless
situation and using it for the good of the perpetrator; ultimately bring glory
to His name. I said eventually! Remember Samson, he may have lost both eyes,
but when he came to his sanities, he called out unto the Lord his God and he
killed more philistines in his death than his life!
I have made far too many mistakes in my
life to mention them all, but through them I trust I can help others understand
the consequence to so many bad errors will result in exactly that, “the baggage
of the past”! Nevertheless we must ask
God to help us accept our wrongs, He most certainly does forgive those who truly
repent, but to try and pray away our situation at times is nothing but folly!
For me to ask God to heal me from HIV when in fact I was the one who ignored
the warnings, I certainly have asked for forgiveness, which every true believer
will search out, this should be obvious because without forgiveness we will
never be able to cry Abba Father! But,
to ask the question why, when in fact we are aware of our actions when playing
them out; it is imperative to seek out God’s grace to differentiate between the
two, forgiveness and consequence! We must all find rest in the finished work of
our Saviour; the Apostle Paul teaches us this lesson, if only we would learn
from him; “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I
have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought
low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned
the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all
things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:11-13)
Signing off
Tyrone
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