"By Implication" -To

"Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants." (Psalms 135:9)

  To get right down to it, God has given us everything that we need to make this work; it is our choice as to whether or not we will allow it to happen. No matter what you might think of the way God gets our attention, what He does, He always does in love, even if it might hurt a little in the process. This is a pretty good time to remind us that we must learn how to actually give up and give in! How often have we struggled to get this right, and utterly failed to make it happen? You cannot save someone that is drowning until they quit trying to save themselves; they must just relax and surrender, trusting that the lifeguard knows what he is doing. There is really no other way to say this, but, "Let go, and let God!" Paul makes this point very clear, whether we are struggling with something or we are not, in all things, whether we feel weak or strong, we must be a son or daughter of the KING! This takes us beyond the point of servant, and it takes us into the privilege of being heir; which means that there is no more trying to do what is right, but actually being right, because He has made us right! (Galatians 4:1-7) This is our inheritance, to walk in the fulness thereof, and to be all that God has purposed us to be! This was the point of the closing Scripture, where it is up to us to shout out, "Wake up, wake up, O LORD!" It is not us asking God to do anything else but changing us; that we are giving in to His mighty power and His will for our lives, because we know it is His power that must change us. We are not going to do this on our own, in our strength, and in our understanding. I have heard this said, almost all of my life: "God is not going to ask you to do something that you cannot do." I need someone to show me where that Scripture is, because I cannot find it! The closest thing I can find, is when God is telling Moses to go and deliver His people; I am pretty sure that Moses did not and could not do that on his own; besides that, "Who," is speaking about God, not Moses. No, I am pretty sure that God will and does ask us to do things we cannot do, because He wants us to trust Him to do them through us and in us. Like empty jars waiting to be filled; less of me and more of You, O LORD...

"Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ's death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. How foolish can you be? After staring your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you trying to become perfect by your own human effort? Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it? I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ." (Galatians 3:1-5) NLT