God Only Sees The Good
While God is too good to comprehend the evil that men do, and while God knows
all things, God chooses to show preference to certain few individuals.
Thus says the LORD, ‘Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My
footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place
that I may rest? For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came
into being’, declares the LORD. ‘But to this one I will look, to
him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word’.
Isaiah 66:1-2
Let us concentrate on the last sentence here. The humble person is one who bows
down before God in reverence. The humble person has overcome pride and self
flattery. The humble person knows they are to be servants of the most high God.
The humble know that they will be blessed and receive grace from God. “Humble
yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you".(James
4-10). “…God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to
the humble”. (1 Peter 5:5)
Contrite is a word that means feeling sorrow for a sin you have committed. It
also carries the idea that remorse for committing that sin is very strong. Thus
the contrite of spirit is the person that recognizes that they sinned before
God, and they want to make things right with Him.
But why would we tremble at God’s words? This is another way of saying
that we should take the Bible seriously. Very seriously. Everything we need
concerning our salvation is given to us in the Bible (2 Peter 1:3). If we follow
the Bible and let it be our guide through this life, we would be better off.
Do not be like the person who treats their bible like a buffet restaurant. You
know, the kind where you pick and choose what suits you the most, and just ignore
the rest.
Let us help you to learn humility so you can make things right with God. Let
us give you some guidance on how to be truly sorrowful for your actions, and
show you how you can make them up to God. Let us help you learn to treat the
Bible seriously enough to follow its guidance..
God is not willing that any perish (2 Peter 3:9). You must believe
that Jesus is the Son of God and died on the cross for your sins. (Acts 8:37).
You must repent of your sins (Luke 13:3), you must confess
Jesus as Lord (Matthew 10:32) and you must be baptized for
the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). Then you must remain faithful
and continue learning how to serve God (2 Peter 3:18). Let us help
you on your spiritual journey. May God bless you in your study of His word.
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By Carey Scott via the Madisonville Meteor, June 10, 2009
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