Sold Out For Jesus daily devotion online
G. John White's first devotional Sold out for Jesus covers 12 vital themes of Christianity.
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October Topic: Grace |
As it is not until we have a deep appreciation of what GRACE is and means, that we really come into the full liberty in Christ that we have been purchased to experience, let's take this month to explore some of its depths and treasures. |
Romans 5:6
JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME, WHEN WE WERE STILL POWERLESS, CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY
God's timing is always perfect!
God is a God of order not of chaos. He did not create the world and then just stand back and watch it fall into disrepair, into anarchy and despair. He was at all times watching and waiting for the right time. Just as He is now, waiting for the right time for the return of the Son of Man in Glory.
I'm not convinced it is worse now than then. I am convinced, however, that if God sent His Son on His Mission, it was as Paul records, just at the right time. God does all things and sees that they are good. God is never satisfied with anything but the very best and so Jesus came just at the right time. It was as always - perfect timing.
We were still powerless. God didn't wait for us to get better, because He knew we wouldn't! We may become more sophisticated, but that only makes us more sophisticated liars, committing more sophisticated crime, and more and more arrogant. The cults, which teach us that we can improve ourselves by finding god within us, or by spiritual enlightenment at the end of our journey, overlook the need for us all to have a spiritual heart transplant.
Yes, we all need to renew our minds but prior to that we need to have a clean heart and right spirit formed within us, which only God through the death and resurrection of His Son and indwelling of His Holy Spirit can do, upon our invitation and request for forgiveness at repentance and conversion.
He timed it to correspond to our deepest need. We were ungodly - at our very worst and in our most helpless state - God intervened on our behalf. He rushed to our rescue so that although we could do nothing, because we were at the end of our tether out on a chain, He could provide the answers. Just when we were facing total defeat and despair - God came to us and to our rescue.
The Glory goes not to "the cavalry" but to Calvary and the Son of God.
Go blow the bugle and let your neighbours know!
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