Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 231
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DAY
127
He Blesses and We Bless
And God is able to make
all grace abound to you,
so that in all things at
all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. --II Corinthians 9:8
Many times we meet
people we consider to be a curse or, at least, far from a blessing. I have noticed believers that
are self-centered takers who have made comfort their goal in life, and their
inactivity is a general drain on the body of Christ. Yet I have noticed that God has
provided for them in the midst of their immaturity, supplying jobs, house
payments, help in the midst of a variety of crises, and myriad other blessings.
Why is that? I suppose it
happens for the same reason that He has blessed us so many times when we were
out of tune. The
observation has left me wondering at the grace of our God; in fact, it has left
me glorifying my God. The
point is that if God can bless when His children are out of tune, then should
we not do the same? His
grace is an example of the grace that exists within us by His indwelling Life.
We have no excuse not to bless
those that curse us, because whatever we believe is an offense, we must
understand that the offense caused to the Father is incalculably greater, and
still He blesses. His sun shines on the good and the evil. His grace is more than our example,
for it is our life. His
grace toward others in the midst of their failures can encourage us, for in it
we can see His response to us in our failures. Is it any wonder that we
love Him?
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
First of all, 2 Corinthians 9:8 is one of my most favorite verses…very powerful,
very explicit, very comforting. And one
of the reasons for my feelings for this verse is a proper definition of “grace.” “At any point of my need, He provides.” And many other ways of expressing “His doing”
in and through me.
With that as the backdrop, I can enter life facing whomever or whatever
is thrown at me. And, can easily bless
those that curse me. Why? Because I choose for His Life to be my
Life. Why? Because I have seen His response to me in my
failures. He blesses, so what can I do
except bless? Anything else is not His
Life.
I love it, don’t you!
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