Thoughts for another day

Sept. 1, 2009

Today's verse: Eph. 1:12. That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

If you’ve wondered why you’re here on earth or what your purpose for being on earth is, then the above verse is telling you why. We’re here so that we can proclaim the praise of His glory or His awesomeness or goodness. God has created us and He can fill us with His sufficiency. He is always there for us and therefore, there is nothing else we need to do. The fact that Adam sinned and fell out of His specter of blessings doesn’t mean that things change; for God is merciful. Yes, the Lord said that the ground would be cursed and would yield fruit only by hard toil, yet, He can and does provide even when we are least bothered with the task of using our means for food. Don’t we see this in the desert when the Israelites move away from Egypt? Didn’t He feed them ‘manna’?

My friend, with the coming of Jesus Christ, this saying of God is even more proved in that God is able to provide. Yes, He does want us to do the little bit that we are capable of doing. But that doesn’t mean we fret and fume and worry ourselves to death about where our meals will come from, rather we wait patiently on Him and He will fulfill the desires of our hearts. Jesus’ feeding the multitude with just a few loaves of bread and fishes, proves that God isn’t too concerned about our needs for He can easily provide them; rather God is concerned about our eternal destiny for that spells our death if we stray away from Him.

What we are called to do is sit at His feet and gaze at His face and revel in the beauty of Him. Whoever has done that has experienced not only the awesomeness of His glory but has also been blessed fully with whatever belongs to the realm of riches in the world. Remember, God can do the impossible and He loves to do it for us if we but trust Him and allow Him. One thing which pleases Him immensely is when we praise Him and glorify His Holy Name, for that is why He created us so that we could assemble around Him and praise Him and He in turn would take our hands and fashion the most beautiful things no eye has seen nor ear heard, and give to us to please us for that is His nature and that is His will. Amen.