God's Eternal Purposes

[tsth]

This was my devotional for today........Thought it was pretty powerful, and fully describes what I've been feeling lately. How about you?

Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 3:6

God always speaks to you in the context of what He has done in the lives of those who have gone before you. When God encountered Moses, He did not give him an assignment independent of what He had done through those who had preceded him. God had made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob hundreds of years earlier, and He was now going to involve Moses in His ongoing activity to fulfill the covenant He had made with Moses' forefathers.

The God who led Moses, who worked through Elijah, who directed Paul, who guided each man and woman of God through the centuries, is the same God who approaches you to become involved in His work. Do you sense the significance of that? You are a vital part of something much bigger than yourself!

We tend to think only of the present. We want immediate results and lack a sense of eternity. We often act as if God had not been working at all where we were before He approached us. We expect that anything God does through us will be completed while we can see the results. We become impatient if God intends to complete what He began in us through another person or even another generation.

Moses came to understand that his involvement in God's work was in the context of hundreds of years of divine activity. When Moses came face to face with the same God who had guided his forefathers, he was deeply humbled. Do you sense that your life is a part of God's eternal purposes?

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Suzanne,

I too thought that was a great devotional. We are only one of the grains of sand upon God's beach. Together, all of us make it fun & useful for the beachgoers. But if only one grain decides to invade a shoe and leave the beach, it can cause a lot of discomfort for the beachgoer. "Forsake ye not the assembling of yourselves together."

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[traveller]

Great post Suzanne! It is awesome when we stop and be still long enough to know that He is God.

[Guest Teri]

Suzanne thank you. It can get rather frustrating when we can't see the results of our labors in the here and now. I have a son who is a fence sitter and I had the bizarre thought the other day that I couldn't die until he was for sure saved. Like I really have the power of his salvation in my hand. Ha Ha

Dad Ernie that was a really cool example you put together there, hope you don't mind if I use it with the kids.

In Yehshua's love

Teri

[WISDOM]

tsth:

This one touched me deeply. It is a reminder that our FATHER will bring to pass everything HE has promised to do. More than that.....we don't have to be the one (s) to do it, or see it in our lifetime. We as Christians should be forever thankful to be identified with our CREATOR through the Body of CHRIST, and remember the privilege we have to be used by HIM to be a blessing to others in the here and now, yet also be a valuable piece of the puzzle incorporated into HIS eternal purposes.

Thank you for a wonderful post!

[tsth]

Suzanne thank you. It can get rather frustrating when we can't see the results of our labors in the here and now. I have a son who is a fence sitter and I had the bizarre thought the other day that I couldn't die until he was for sure saved. Like I really have the power of his salvation in my hand. Ha Ha

Dad Ernie that was a really cool example you put together there, hope you don't mind if I use it with the kids.

In Yehshua's love

Teri

I can relate Teri,

I have a prodigal (I hope, for a prodigal returns home understanding true riches!) He's starting the pig slop stage now, and oh how I hope and pray that he will begin to see how badly he needs our Lord.

I thought of this particular devotion, when I was posting this morning in that particular prophecy thread. I do believe that the Lord will use those who know Him and seek Him amidst trials. We will be used to display His Banner of love over us.

Psalm 60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

Isaiah 11:12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.

Zech 9:16 The Lord their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land--

In His Love,

Suzanne