Wednesday, July 14, 2010

You made a way when there was no way...

One of my favorite bands is Shane and Shane.  I was listening to their song, "Everything is Different," one of my favorite songs of all time.  It always reminds me of God's absolute grace and love and how blessed we are that He would even consider saving such broken and oblivious mortals.  The line that ALWAYS gets me is when they say.. "You made a way when there was no way...You covered heaviness with garments of praise...You wrote a song and you're singing it over me."

It's so crazy how when you're stuck in a rut in your life and you think there is no way out and everything has gone to crap...Jesus makes a way. He always makes a way.  He will always work all things out for our good, as Paul said in his letter to the Romans:
Romans 8:28 "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
He knows us better than we know ourselves, and because we were made to glorify Him, He always works everything out so we can best glorify and be a testimony to His love.

This is my purpose in life.  I want to stand on judgment day and be able to say, "God, I am, and always will be a sinner.  But my heart's deepest desire was always to glorify Your son's name in Word, action, and deed. My life was never my own, though often times I forgot that.  And I thank You for Your unending love, that He died to be the propitiation for my sins on judgment day." 

I John 2:2 "He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world."


Though this world is a dark and unjust place, let us never be unaware of this truth:
1 Peter 2:15-16 "For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God."
I challenge the reader to really reflect on this passage from Peter.  Are you truly doing good in this world?  And if yes, is it selflessly, or is it to further yourself so you have bragging rights? Really consider this.  We want to silence the evil in this world by ONLY doing good.  Note that the passage reads "by doing good." Not by doing good and speaking of it in excess. Not by doing good, then turning your back and doing evil.  Remember that old saying "actions speak louder than words?" I implore you to live that out.

Because, lets face it, no matter what people don't see you doing, God sees it. He knows our thoughts, actions, and hearts, no matter how much we cover it up to the world. He sees and hears.  I freaked myself out a bit yesterday with the realization that, "Wow. God hears my EVERY thought and desire, and He sees my every move and breath. I've got lots of work to do." And don't we all.

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