Friday, December 14, 2007

You, my friend.

But by the grace of God I am what I am,
and by His grace towards me was not in vain;
but I (Paul) laboured more abundantly than they all,
yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Timothy 15:10

For God is not the author of confusion but of peace...
1 Timothy 14:33


So often (I dare say everytime) the Devil deceivingly tells us 'Look at all the problems around you-hurt, pain, broken family, sufferings, unfairness, cruelty, ugliness...how can you believe in a God of love when these things are happening in the world and especially in our own lives?' Most of the time, the Devil insists on arguing these with yourself with much intense power that you have no clear answer to these questions. It then leaves you frustrated. Broken. Despair. Hopeless. Sick

Selwyn Hughes wrote in 'Everyday with Jesus':

"There is only one clear answer to such assaults. Put on the 'breastplate of righteouness'. You cannot understand particular happenings, you cannot give any explanation, but you do know that God clothed you with His righteouness and saved you from a lost eternity must have your highest interests and those of His universe at heart. When you hold on to that, your heart is protected from despair, even though your mind struggles to comprehend what is happening."

"You can live in peace even though you do not know all the answers."

...NOTHING will ever be able to seperate us from the love
of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ
Romans 8:39

Stop. Stop doing what ever you're doing that is causing you so much hurt and it's getting you nowhere. Stop struggling and realise that you, by YOUR own wisdom, intellect and understanding, cannot bring you out of this miry pit of despair. Only God can.

You need to hasten. Time is running up!

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