“This sonship of God is ‘in Christ’; it is not in ourselves. The doctrine of God as a universal Father was not taught by Christ nor by His apostles. God is indeed the universal Creator, having brought all things into existence, and the universal King, ruling and sustaining all that He has made. But He is the Father only of our Lord Jesus Christ and of those whom He adopts into His family through Christ. If we would be the sons of God, then we must be ‘in Christ Jesus . . . through faith’ . . . . It is through faith that we are in Christ, and through being in Christ that we are the sons of God”–John Stott, The Message of Galatians, 99.
“Satan would have us prove ourselves holy by the law, which God gave to prove us sinners”–Andrew Jukes.
“. . . when Jesus scolded Martha about her busyness, He wasn’t condemning her efficiency and hard work or her can-do personality. He wasn’t telling her she had to be just like Mary to please Him. Jesus simply didn’t want Martha to be so caught up in Kitchen Service for Him that she missed out on the joy of Living Room Intimacy with Him”–Joanna Weaver, At the Feet of Jesus.
“Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers”–Sidlow Baxter.
“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead”–Philippians 3:10-11.
If you would like to receive my daily posts, you can subscribe at the top of the page. It’s easy and it’s free. I would also appreciate your sending this to others as well. Waylonbailey.com is my ministry across the internet. Thank you for reading and sharing.
One Response
“Even a child is known by his doings.” God is constantly reaching out to His, as the students of a local school performed in their school play:
You know, one of the things I admire most about you is you’re so willing to stand up for what you believe in. But you have to make sure you have your facts right first. This isn’t all Moyl’s fault.
I’m afraid Moyl gets a lot of credit for things she had not very much to do with.
Oh, Moyl isn’t innocent, but most of the problems are with the Flurries and the Weavers themselves. Moyl just has a knack of … using people’s weakness against them to serve her own interests.
Have you noticed the strong wind that blows every time the Weavers pass by?
Truthfully, they don’t know how it happens either, But I do. See, Weavers do excellent work and their job is one that others find… glamorous. But they have a problem with pride.
Their pride is what caused the strong wind to blow whenever they’er around. Many messages have simply been… blown away before anyone ever got a chance to see them.
I’m afraid that is only a part of the picture Annabelle. Where the Weavers are overcome by their pride, the Flurries have their own troubles.
Flurries are strong, caring people with hearts that have a capacity to love much more than even they realize. Unfortunately, that ability isn’t one that’s greatly appreciated in the world we live. And so you Flurries begin to doubt yourselves; you doubt your worth, you doubt you are needed, and you believe you aren’t as important as the Weavers. But perhaps worst of all… you doubt me, that I care about you.
Doubt makes it difficult to see clearly, Annabelle. When someone has doubts they many times can’t see what’s right in front of them. They focus so hard on what they’re unsure of they miss out on the very thing they want so badly. The messages ever stopped coming. They just weren’t seen.
It is not really important whose fault it is. What’s important is that you know the Truth. The Truth is I love all of you, and I’ve never stopped sending messages to you and your friends. The messages Moyl didn’t intercept were blown away by the Weaver’s pride or were lost in the fog of the Flurries doubt.
You know the Truth. You have to go back and tell the others. They need to know the Truth as well because the Truth is the only thing that can make all of this right.
I’ll send this message. And you and Wimbley can follow it. It will lead you back to your village. When you get home, be brave and tell everyone what I’ve told you.
Everyone has to make their own choices in life, Annabelle. Some won’t believe you. But maybe enough will that the wind will die down, the fog will clear, and the messages will come again.
I understand Annabelle. Doubts will always come but remember…
Doubt is no match for Truth.
Part of a the “Great One’s” lines from-
Flurry: A Snowmaker’s Tale by Ken Nobles and the NCA Writer’s Guild
Blessings