Thoughts for another day

Oct. 26, 2012.

Today's verse: Gal. 2:20. and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

When you meet the wise of the world, they usually ask a simple question, 'What do you do?'  We have different answers: some might say, I'm an engineer, another, I'm a doctor, and another, I'm an architect and so on.  Those in the priestly ministry ordained by a church may say, 'I'm a priest/ pastor' or some such thing.  But suppose you ask someone the question and he says, 'I'm a man waiting on the Lord', then you might be a little curious for you know this man is neither ordained nor recognized as a man of God!  Besides, you may say, aren't priests/pastors, and others ordained for Ministry also waiting on the Lord?  Will you take his word at face value and believe him?

While I don't want to draw any distinction here because it would be improper to list an ordained person as part of those who're ritualistic, lacking zeal for God and His work; besides, it's an individual thing.  Each person is called by God to do something for Him and it could be anything.  For that matter, a beggar singing a hymn on the sidewalk while begging, could be an evangelist through his hymn and perhaps far better than most of us.  Atleast he isn't ashamed of the Lord and is ready to take His Name before others while confirming that He trusts the Lord for his daily bread.  Our Scripture today refers to such people who live solely by faith in Jesus Christ, knowing that He loves them and will never forsake them.  And when a man says that he doesn't have any profession but is waiting on the Lord, I aver it would tantamount to trusting the Lord fully to sustain him.

It speaks of a man who lives in Christ, while living in the flesh; and he lives by faith in the Son of God, who came to meld Himself into the human race, for He loved us much and by it also He gave Himself for us.  It's because we care for Him that we love and not because we have love in us.  We do things to please Him, not to please ourselves; for if we did and chased after human pleasure we need remember that every pleasure that's pleasurable now, turns boring in the future and something else is required.  But if our pleasure comes out of our lives set aside for Jesus Christ, then the pleasure will be lasting and His peace will reign in our hearts and no storm on earth will snatch that peace away for Jesus will watch over us and He will rejoice over us with joy; He will rest in the love He has for us and He will joy over us with singing!  Imagine, this from a God so awesome and brilliant whose Name to take is but a privilege given to us by Him so that we may commune and be one with Him.