The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe…
"Relentless"
Relentless. Relentless in who He is. Relentless in what He does. This describes the God of Scripture as the perfect adjective for inalterable holiness regarding His nature and way. Relentless.
"I am the Lord. I change not" (Malachi 3:6).
"God… worketh all things after the counsel of His own will" (Ephesians 1:3; 11).
"Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
The more believers know our constantly faithful Lord and His constantly faithful doing, the more we will grow in devotion to Him and others. Had we awoken this morning to the necessity of a consistent and growing walk by our own efforts, no faithful footsteps would lie ahead. If, however, our call to relentless faith and faithfulness flows from Christ as the Life of our lives - and if we know it - we will join our Lord in a relentless faithfulness (His, perfect and infinite; ours, a work in progress).
Every letter, word, page, verse, chapter, and book of Scripture speaks to the glory of God's complete - relentless - consecration to His nature, purpose, and way. The truth applies to our lives. Our Heavenly Father inexorably works to fulfill the assurance of His present working in us, promising the ultimate fulfillment of a grace beyond all imagining:
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren" (Romans 8:28-29).
In any moment, should the question come to mind, "What is God doing in my life?," we may not be provided with particulars and specifics. Regarding His primary purpose, however, we can always be certain. Our Heavenly Father works, He works relentlessly to conform us to the spiritual and moral image of the Lord Jesus. He could do no better thing for us, nor provide any gift that compares with likeness to Christ. We exist to serve as moons that shine with the light of the sun (Son), absorbing and reflecting the character of a Being whose goodness transcends all measure. Such a miracle of mercy requires a relentless Redeemer, effecting a relentless work of redemption. Our experience thereof requires knowing that our diligence began and forever continues with the diligence of God. "Faithful is He who calleth you, who also will do it" (I Thessalonians 5:24).
Wherever we may be in our walk on the path of righteousness, and to whatever degree we perceive the measure of our response to God, the Word of God and the Spirit of God beckons us to our only hope and fulfillment of faithfulness. Namely, His faithfulness. Or, in terms of present consideration, the relentlessness of God in being who He is, and doing what He does. The writer of Hebrews speaks to this singular assurance of our hearts, and the certainty that fixing our gaze on our Lord's faithfulness will result in our own…
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."
(Hebrews 12:2-3)
Weekly Memory Verse
I am the Lord. I change not.
(Malachi 3:6).
7669
No comments:
Post a Comment