April 2, 2024 BY HIS DOING
1 Corinthians 1:27-29 “but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things that are, that no man should boast before God. But by His doing, you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.”
These are ‘deep’ verses for sure, but we can grasp the main truth presented in this passage. The ways of God are not the ways of man; man thinks one way, and God another; man has one viewpoint about life, and God another. There is a huge chasm that separates man from God and man cannot bridge the chasm, but God can. God bridging the chasm is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. All religions except Christianity are about what man must do if he or she is to appease God or get to Him when they die. From this passage, and many others, one thing for certain is that there is no room whatsoever for one boasting about how he or she came to know the Lord. It may be difficult for some to accept the fact that one is in Christ only because God chose it to be. One may make a decision to follow Christ, but preceding that decision is Christ drawing them to Himself. Once a person sees, or in some way becomes keenly aware of the holiness of God, all boasting ceases. The most brilliant, the most intellectual, the strongest, the most wise, the wealthiest and the most popular are as nothing compared to God and His infinite wisdom and power. God has chosen to use the most simple and the weak things to ‘shame’ the things the world considers strong, wise-the bragging points of man. After all said and done, we are in Christ only BY HIS DOING. The very first aspect of salvation is the drawing of God. No one on their own finds or comes to know God. It is not our place to determine who will respond to God’s drawing; it is our place to testify and share what God has done in us and to share the good news of the gospel. Once we understand in our spirit that we are in Christ only by His doing, our only response is humility and thankfulness for the grace of God being extended to us-even though we were undeserving.
John 6:44 “No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Blessings, Buddy
1 Corinthians 1:27-29 “but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things that are, that no man should boast before God. But by His doing, you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.”
These are ‘deep’ verses for sure, but we can grasp the main truth presented in this passage. The ways of God are not the ways of man; man thinks one way, and God another; man has one viewpoint about life, and God another. There is a huge chasm that separates man from God and man cannot bridge the chasm, but God can. God bridging the chasm is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. All religions except Christianity are about what man must do if he or she is to appease God or get to Him when they die. From this passage, and many others, one thing for certain is that there is no room whatsoever for one boasting about how he or she came to know the Lord. It may be difficult for some to accept the fact that one is in Christ only because God chose it to be. One may make a decision to follow Christ, but preceding that decision is Christ drawing them to Himself. Once a person sees, or in some way becomes keenly aware of the holiness of God, all boasting ceases. The most brilliant, the most intellectual, the strongest, the most wise, the wealthiest and the most popular are as nothing compared to God and His infinite wisdom and power. God has chosen to use the most simple and the weak things to ‘shame’ the things the world considers strong, wise-the bragging points of man. After all said and done, we are in Christ only BY HIS DOING. The very first aspect of salvation is the drawing of God. No one on their own finds or comes to know God. It is not our place to determine who will respond to God’s drawing; it is our place to testify and share what God has done in us and to share the good news of the gospel. Once we understand in our spirit that we are in Christ only by His doing, our only response is humility and thankfulness for the grace of God being extended to us-even though we were undeserving.
John 6:44 “No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Blessings, Buddy
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