Obedience

How do we even begin to comprehend the creator of the universe, calling us friends? This might sound like a privilege, only for the “elect few“, but that is not the case. Although Jesus is speaking to His disciples, He is also speaking to us today, If we love Him and follow His teachings.

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending how you look at it), “…ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” and the only way we can be justified and reconciled with Him, is through Christ’s blood that was shed on the cross. For this reason, no one has an advantage over the other, besides one beggar showing another beggar where the bread is. We cannot boast and consider ourselves (as believers) an elect few and the reason for this is simple.

God has placed a knowledge of Him, and a longing for Him, in EVERYONE’S heart – because the heart is not just a pump – so that we can decide to either follow Him or reject Him. Should we reject Him, we have our reward and if we choose to accept His undeserved mercy and live according to His will, we will bear fruits and this is our righteousness, that we are justified through faith in Christ.

May His joy be in you and also made complete, so that your life will be a living testimony of God’s grace. May His “love and light” shine through you in this dark and fallen world.

“Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by The Lockman Foundation”

Day 8 [22/06/2020]
Psalms 119 v 41 - 72

“The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces” (vers 72)

What do you compare the law of God to? What law – You may ask? The law of Moses? The law of Faith or Grace? Remember, we are not under the law, but under grace (Rom 6 v 14) and through our faith in the Lord Jesus we are freed from the law of sin and death (Rom 8 v 2), so there is no condemnation for those who believe in His death and resurrection unto salvation.