Sometimes Life seems to be getting better.
And then out of the blue.
From the place you least expect it.
You're hit by an issue and you just don't know how to react.
Blindsided you grasp for anything you can get your hands on,
and you try to handle the situation as best as you can.
But there is nothing you can do. Except let go and let God, do what he does best.
(v1-2)As dearly loved children walk in the way of love, our example is Christ who died out of love for us as an offering to please God. Christ did it all out of nothing but love. Love was his motive, love was his aim, and Love was his reward.
It is that love that lets us face any situation and know that whatever blind sides us we can stand firm because God has covered us in his amazing love.
It is because Christ's Love is so great that there can be no hint of sin in Gods holy people, but rather thankfulness. (v4) It doesn't mean that grace is not there, I guess it means that grace should not become an excuse to ignore the love of God.
It is a difficult thing to explain. We are saved, but because we are saved we want to become like our savior. Not out of duty but out of adoration and love. When I was a little kid I had no real friends for a very long time. When I finally made a friend, well he was different but he saved me from my loneliness. And though i didn't grasp it then I realize now how much I loved him and how much I worked to become more like him. I read up on science, and started doing things like model building, which I never was really into before.
He saved me, so I became like him out of love, rather than obedience. We become holy like God out of gratitude and love because of what he has already done for us. Anyone who doesn't love him enough to change for Him, doesn't have any part of the inheritance we have in Christ.(v3-5)
I know how harsh that is. I struggle to deal with that too. With all my own short comings I can't help but ask myself will I be saved? Because I can be immoral, I can be greedy and I can be impure and put God below other things in my life. And I deserve eternity without Him.
But since I came to know Christ. I wanna be like Him. And I have seen myself do things that were not of me. The ability to forgive, remain pure and fight temptation, and do these things not for an audience of people who will applaud me. But for an audience of the unseen God who sees all. Not for myself and any greedy motive, but for Him and His glory.
Let no one deceive you with empty words which cause God's wrath to fall on the disobedient. Therefore do not partner with them. Or rather be careful what you teach and what your fellow workers in Christ teach.
What do I take from this?
Turn to God and know regardless of the situation or what has happened that he can handle it.
Seek his righteousness out of love thanksgiving and adoration for Him.
Be careful what you teach and who you partner with in sharing the Gospel.
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