February 28, 2012
Let Go – Let God – And Be Astounded
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
1 John 4:1-11
Quote of the Day
“Callum – Is God everywhere?
Mother - Yes dear.
Callum – Is He in this room?
Mother – Yes, He is.
Callum – Is He in my mug?
Mother – (growing uneasy): Er-yes.
Callum – (clapping his hand over his mug): Got Him!
(Callum was four years old at the time of this conversation).” – Margaret Donaldson
Today’s Thoughts and Insights
Often, as Christians; we are like Callum – we think we have got God: but the real question is ‘Does God have us?’
So many times we think we know all about God and we even pretend we have Him figured out – but remember His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are so much higher than ours. The truth is; our finite minds do not posses the capacity to fully comprehend the totality of all God is. That is why we embrace Him by faith and trust that even though we may not understand it all – He still is all in all.
Yet, even with this realization that God is bigger, greater, more powerful, much wiser and far more knowing that we will ever hope to be: we have trouble letting go of our own limitations and allowing God to be all that He wants to be in and through us.
Letting go of ourselves and letting God be all that He can be in us would be the greatest, wisest and most life altering experience we could ever hope to have: and it would also be the most rewarding and exhilarating joyous and fulfilling transformation we could ever hope to achieve: yet we hold back, resist and just plain refuse to surrender all.
Somehow we think we need to maintain some degree or modicum of control over ourselves: when in reality if we would loose ourselves totally to God’s control our lives would be far richer, more peaceful and totally les stressful. But still we just aren’t ready to let go and let God.
If we would, which we should: I’m sure we would be nothing short of awestruck and amazed at what God is capable of doing.
Today’s Prayer
Father you are all knowing, all powerful and ever present and oh so capable of doing more than I can even hope to dream about or imagine: yet I fail to experience all that You are and all that You desire to be in my life – because I somehow, even though I know better, think I need to have some degree of control over my own life. Help me to let go and let me experience what it really means to let God live through me.
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
– Lao Tru
“Word of God speak, pour down like rain…”
- from ‘Word of God Speak’ by Mercy Me
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