So, it's finished already. Jesus is not about to get back up and say, "Oops, I forgot something!" He has already sat down. His work is completed. His final conclusion has already been set. That's it.
What does that mean for us? Reading Romans Chapter 12, as I was thinking about my body being a living sacrifice for God, and reflecting on the chapter's wisdom for how to live this life, there was a sense of 'work in progress.' I'm not there yet, but I'd like to be. The power that fills our bodies, the power of the Holy Spirit thoroughly at work within us, in spite of us, is God's divine sovereignty. Jesus is no longer at work. He is outside of time, so understanding the truth that He is done working on us, as we struggle with the same non-sense day to day can be confusing. We know we still fall over the same sins that we have asked for forgiveness from time and again. Yet, the work that Jesus is doing in our lives to pick us up and clean us off and present us to the Father without blemish, has already been completed and sealed. Like... What?!?
So, I've been perfected already, even though I am still being perfected?!? "Oh what a wonderful God we have! How great are his riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! For who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who knows enough to be his counselor?" Romans 11:33-34.
God holds every detail of our lives in His hand. That should give us comfort, when we don't understand why we are going through certain things. Why is this harder than it should be? Why so much discomfort and strain? But every tear is collected, every sigh is heard, every prayer is answered, every hair is counted, every moment is recorded. You and I never walk alone. The Father charted the course of our lives, made sure to redeem the course of our lives, then sealed the course of our lives with a holy kiss, and then He sat down.
I love this song: The Best News Ever, by Mercy Me. Listen to it and be made glad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbcKrnnJAk
What does that mean for us? Reading Romans Chapter 12, as I was thinking about my body being a living sacrifice for God, and reflecting on the chapter's wisdom for how to live this life, there was a sense of 'work in progress.' I'm not there yet, but I'd like to be. The power that fills our bodies, the power of the Holy Spirit thoroughly at work within us, in spite of us, is God's divine sovereignty. Jesus is no longer at work. He is outside of time, so understanding the truth that He is done working on us, as we struggle with the same non-sense day to day can be confusing. We know we still fall over the same sins that we have asked for forgiveness from time and again. Yet, the work that Jesus is doing in our lives to pick us up and clean us off and present us to the Father without blemish, has already been completed and sealed. Like... What?!?
So, I've been perfected already, even though I am still being perfected?!? "Oh what a wonderful God we have! How great are his riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! For who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who knows enough to be his counselor?" Romans 11:33-34.
God holds every detail of our lives in His hand. That should give us comfort, when we don't understand why we are going through certain things. Why is this harder than it should be? Why so much discomfort and strain? But every tear is collected, every sigh is heard, every prayer is answered, every hair is counted, every moment is recorded. You and I never walk alone. The Father charted the course of our lives, made sure to redeem the course of our lives, then sealed the course of our lives with a holy kiss, and then He sat down.
I love this song: The Best News Ever, by Mercy Me. Listen to it and be made glad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbcKrnnJAk
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