Favor Ain’t Fair?
Scripture tells us that God is not only impartial but that He is just (fair) and operates as such. God’s favor is not necessarily equally distributed in all cases but His favor is fair because God is fair, always.
Mel Mills
In That Order
It’s true that how we approach a thing, the order and manner, can reveal our true motive of the heart. When it comes to God, our manner will usually reveal what or who we’re really after. The psalmist David didn’t just ask God to help Him, He asked for a teachable to receive.
Make My Steps
We never have to do life alone when God is in the picture. He wants to direct our steps and will — if we’re willing to let Him have His way. The psalmist David understood the power of our human weakness, sin, while also recognizing God’s hand and plan over it.
The Posture of Your Heart: Inclining To God
David understood that he could only be as close to God as much as he inclined his heart to Him. And he inclined his heart to God by keeping the ways of God — desiring what God desired. We are not saved by works but God does instruct us how to live. And we must work in our salvation.
Loving His Ways
One of the greatest gifts that we could ever ask for and receive is to have a teachable heart. When we’re teachable, everything becomes accessible. When we surrender our hearts to God and submit ourselves in obedience, He does the transformation of changing our ways and creating us anew.
Pain Has A Purpose
Pain serves a greater purpose beyond just reminding us of what we did wrong — it directs us to where we should be. Suffering in God’s eyes is about what the pain is being used to position us for, leading us to, more than it is about what we’re going through in the moment; because God always operates
Are You More Like Jesus Today?
The more we look like Jesus, the more we can love, be like, and respond like Jesus. Being more like Jesus today than yesterday, in any measure, whether an inch or a mile, is a step forward. And the only way to get more of God in our lives is to spend time with Him.