Thursday, April 30, 2020

Do Not Despise the Chaos.


Day by day we who seek to belong to the Lord realize just how far from the Lord we are in so many ways.

"The  Christian life is a constant fighting…You think Jesus Christ came to save you from any suffering and to do you good. He came to save you from your sins, and until you are saved from them He will step between you and no suffering. "As many as I love I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous, therefore, and repent." [Rev. 3:19]  George MacDonald.

Pro 3:11  My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 
Pro 3:12  For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 

This is truth. We want life to be easy, and problem free, we want a lot less chaos and drama so we can just feel peace, and possibly happiness. We like things remaining on an even keel and why wouldn't we? Aren't we all seeking a problem free life? So many believe having money would solve 95% of all their problems, and those with that money have found they have a whole new set of problems to go with the money.

Our desire for a problem free life is a good thing because it helps us to realize that this world doesn’t offer such an existence. This world offers us bits of happiness, and an acceptance how things are as being the way they should be, but that's not truth. We don't have to accept things being the way they are with only glimpses of true joy. We can choose to live now knowing that there is a place that WILL be problem free. There is a place for us that will give us unending JOY. We can live now in this chaotic world with HOPE for the future that isn't of this world. We can live now willing to be molded, guided, led to being prepared for this new world. We can accept that we are going to have very chaotic lives that will lead us through refining fire after fire in order to purify us. We need to trust that we are being made new. We need to know that Christ in us, and us crucified with Christ is our hope of glory to come.

We will be chastened! And some chastening is brutal. Daily chastisement can be so incredibly wearisome and while God would have it for our good, Satan is right there wanting it for our despair. We need to look for the lessons we are being taught through our life, through the chastising. We aren't chastised senselessly, not ever. We need to comprehend why we are being chasten, what is the reason, the purpose. Is it for our ultimate good, or another's. God can use us to help others, especially if we surrender our lives for His purpose. Not all we go through is solely for us. We live in a family of humanity, and as family we will all be there for each other throughout our lives.

Pro 3:11  My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 
Pro 3:12  For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 

We should NOT despise the chaos- the chastening the LORD uses to correct us, to rid of us the sin tendencies we struggle with. We should not despise the lessons - the long lessons, the short lessons, the very hard lessons or those which are not extremely hard- none of the lessons should be despised as long as the LORD is in control, as long as the LORD is teaching us, correcting us.

May His peace which passes all our understanding be ours through all our life and its many, many lessons.

All by the grace of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, now and forever!

All in HIS LOVE.

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