~The Hand~

Matthew01 · Jul 13, 2017

Amen!

Intercessor · Jul 13, 2017

And even our hard work, as Paul reminds us, is not ours -- consider this " But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me" (1 Cor 15:10).

15For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

From Him and through Him and back to Him are all things. (Rom 11:36). To God be the Glory.

It's a powerful truth, 1) that in His presence is fullness of joy, and that he is mostly love, and, 2) that in him we can bear fruit, but that apart from him we can do nothing, and nothing in the Greek means nothing of any fruitfulness -- "ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν" -- without me you can do or produce nothing creative or lasting -- no lasting change, we can't bring any fruit to maturity in the context... This is especially important when we see we are to be examined by our fruit (Matt 7), and that The Fruit of the Holy Spirit in Galatians is contrasted to "The works of the flesh" in Galatians 5:19-26, and that the kingdom is not open to those participating in the deeds of the flesh, so Abiding in Christ really is the make it or break it point! Paul says examine ourselves 2 Cor 13:5 to see if we are in the faith and that Christ is really in us... This is all to be done in the Presence of God, in whose presence is fullness of joy, "You make known to me (show me, cause me to know) the path of LIFE, in Your presence is fullness of Joy" (Ps 16:11).

"Come before the Throne of Grace to Receive Mercy and find Grace for Help in Time of Need" (Heb 4:16) -- Receive like a baby in the womb through the umbilical cord -- the conduit of being "in the vine" in John 15 is an appropriate, and even more human, picture of dependence on Jesus...

And even all our hard work, as Paul reminds us, is not ours -- consider this " But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me" (1 Cor 15:10). We get rewarded for what God works through us, as we are God's workmanship (poiema) God's poem or artistic tapestry, as Corrie Ten Boom was wont to show us the undernearth of her weaving was disorderly, but he tapestry she was knitting from her, or God's perspective, was clear as to what was being knitted...

"For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy" (Rom 9:15-16).

From Him and through Him and back to Him be all the Glory (Rom 11:36).

In Jesus' Name.

Bingo · Jul 13, 2017

"For of a paradox, they become slothful,

one of the seven deadly sins. for they do

not fully comprehend the parables, for

hidden from those that know not."

~The Hand~

Matthew01

Beloved of All

Intercessor

Beloved of All

Bingo

Good and Faithful Servant

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