In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestined according to the purpose of him who
works all things, after the counsel of his own will.
Ephesians 1:11
We need to recover an assurance and confidence and con-
viction that, however things may seem--through all things,
over all things, behind all things, God is pursuing His
counsels--He is going on.
Ceaseless action, undeviating in course, with tremendous
energy, He is working all things after the counsel of HIs
own will.
Sometimes, as we look out, we wonder if God is doing
anything, and in our prayer times we try to get God to do
something. What we need is to realize that God is doing,
and we need to get into line with His doings...
For He is going, and He is going in our day; it can be seen--
more or less--in the world. But, seen or not seen, the fact
remains--or our Bible is not right, and Paul was mistaken!
And I am glad always to recognize this: that when Paul
stopped traveling about the world and had all his tremen-
dous activities among the nations curtailed, it was then that
he saw the goings of God from eternity, it was then that he
wrote this letter to the Ephesians, containing the eternal
counsels of God.
It is a wonderful thing, is it not? When we are taken out
of our work, when we cannot run about and do all sorts of
things, when we are perhaps physically unable to do any-
thing, God is going on.
Sometimes we think that, when we stop, God has to stop,
and if we do not go, well, God will not be able to go! Oh
no, He is going on--He is going on! May we be helped to
understand His goings, and to get into His goings.
T Austin-Sparks 1888-? God dealt with a deep prejudice
and brought this man into a deeper ministry where Christ
was always first. I have read some of his books and I love
what this man has written.
Reader, when you watch the news, see what is going on be-
hind the news, wondering what tomorrow will bring, does
not your heart sometimes sink? The author hits the nail on
the head, that no matter what we see, think, or feel, God is
going on. His will is a certainty, regardless of the things
we are experiencing. AND, old age is nothing to Him and
His purposes!
predestined according to the purpose of him who
works all things, after the counsel of his own will.
Ephesians 1:11
We need to recover an assurance and confidence and con-
viction that, however things may seem--through all things,
over all things, behind all things, God is pursuing His
counsels--He is going on.
Ceaseless action, undeviating in course, with tremendous
energy, He is working all things after the counsel of HIs
own will.
Sometimes, as we look out, we wonder if God is doing
anything, and in our prayer times we try to get God to do
something. What we need is to realize that God is doing,
and we need to get into line with His doings...
For He is going, and He is going in our day; it can be seen--
more or less--in the world. But, seen or not seen, the fact
remains--or our Bible is not right, and Paul was mistaken!
And I am glad always to recognize this: that when Paul
stopped traveling about the world and had all his tremen-
dous activities among the nations curtailed, it was then that
he saw the goings of God from eternity, it was then that he
wrote this letter to the Ephesians, containing the eternal
counsels of God.
It is a wonderful thing, is it not? When we are taken out
of our work, when we cannot run about and do all sorts of
things, when we are perhaps physically unable to do any-
thing, God is going on.
Sometimes we think that, when we stop, God has to stop,
and if we do not go, well, God will not be able to go! Oh
no, He is going on--He is going on! May we be helped to
understand His goings, and to get into His goings.
T Austin-Sparks 1888-? God dealt with a deep prejudice
and brought this man into a deeper ministry where Christ
was always first. I have read some of his books and I love
what this man has written.
Reader, when you watch the news, see what is going on be-
hind the news, wondering what tomorrow will bring, does
not your heart sometimes sink? The author hits the nail on
the head, that no matter what we see, think, or feel, God is
going on. His will is a certainty, regardless of the things
we are experiencing. AND, old age is nothing to Him and
His purposes!
No comments:
Post a Comment