Monday, May 5, 2014
We Will Arrive
Every day we have many opportunities. We have choices. We can choose to help our neighbors, or not. We can choose to use kind and loving words in talking with our families, or not. We can choose to follow God and His ways, or not. It is easy to get caught up in not getting everything right. Growing up I was led to believe it is all or nothing, that if I made even one little mistake, it wiped away any good or any progress toward the good that I had made. For me this was taught at home and reinforced by the church. Over the years I have come to discover this belief is not true.
Our God is not a taskmaster. That is the devil. For many of us we did not experience that perfect loving father growing up. But our God is a perfect loving Father. He is permanently on our side. Yes, He wants us to follow His ways. That is our destination. In fact we have a promise that we will get there.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
John tells us that we will one day be as He is. John also tells us to do the right thing. But humans are prone to make mistakes. It’s called being human. What is important is to fan the fire of desire to do the right thing within us, which God has given us by His Spirit.
God believes in us, even more than we believe in Him. Today, do not condemn yourself for the mistakes. Rather, confess sin to God, ask for forgiveness, and let His peace fill You and move you, inch by inch, closer to that mark of the high calling in the Messiah, Jesus.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High. We thank You that we can count on You to forgive us when we ask, and we ask now. Please deal with us according to You mercy and truth, and not as we deal with each other. Help us to follow Your ways and to be more like You. We need Your love and Your grace. Please send today Your healing, Your deliverance, and Your abundant provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.