"Distinguishment"

"Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word." (Psalms 119:170)

  You have no doubt heard the phrase, "Every cloud has a silver lining," well, this is something that is apparent in each and everyone of God's children. It might not be apparent yet, what you or I will be, but God surely is not done with us yet! As I listened to some answers yesterday to the question, "Why didn't God just send His Son right after Adam and Eve sinned, to prevent all of the sin that would take place afterwards?" I couldn't help but think the caller might not really understand the message of the cross. We must believe that we need to be saved; that without God's intervention and salvation, there is no hope for us to make it on our own. Pastor Mike F. reminded me of a very simple concept, that those who died before Jesus came were looking forward to the salvation that God would be providing, which was like using a credit card for salvation; it was being purchased with funds that were not yet available. Those of us that have been saved after Jesus came, we are using a debit card, because the funds are stored up in an account for us to use. Either way, the funds were always available, and the message of the cross was always there to save. God never ever makes mistakes! We might not be able to figure out why He does what He does, or where a certain circumstance or trial will take us, but God never says, "Oops!" When I started this blog, one of the first few posts that I shared about was God's perfect will. Looking back, I have come to the conclusion that God's will is always perfect, no matter how imperfect it might appear. The example I used at the time was the request that God granted to King Hezekiah, when God added fifteen years unto his life. Several very terrible things happened because of the extra fifteen years Hezekiah was given, but was it still God's perfect will? Isn't Manasseh listed in the genealogy of Christ? All those listed in the genealogy are distinguished people, all of which were used to bring about God's perfect will, no matter how bad that they were or what circumstances and character flaws were attached to their lives, they were still part of God's plan. That word, "deliver," as in, "deliver me according to thy word," is a word that speaks of being snatch up or plucked out. Long story short, this is God's work! He delivers us; we don't even know we need to be delivered unless He lets us know...

"But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba, Father." Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist." (Galatians 4:4-8) NLT