October 21
The unsearchable richness of God’s love for us is indeed beyond our comprehension because of the paltry void of our own love. We who are surrounded by people just like ourselves who are pawns in the hand of the enemy of God cannot fathom the treasure that the Lord holds out to us because we are so enmeshed in endeavoring to attain the world’s treasure, the world’s way.
We value highly preeminence and esteem. We desire lordship over our fellow men. If we could, we would have them bow before us in deference to our superior strength and our superior achievement. Unregenerate man is all about control; he is all about wielding power and authority over others. Whether the controlling spouse or the aggressive nation, the intent is the same—to reign over our sphere of endeavor.
But God has another plan. In Ephesians 1:5-7 Paul says, “Because of His love, God decided to make us His own children through Jesus Christ. That was what He wanted and that pleased Him—and it brings praise to God because of His wonderful grace! He gave us that grace freely in Christ, the One He loves. In Christ we are free by the blood of His death and the forgiveness of our sins. How rich is God’s grace!"
What we would take by superior power and the assertion of our will, the Lord would bestow by His love. What we would obtain by conquest, He would lavish upon us in Calvary’s cleansing flow. Man gains his temporal power by conquest and control, while Jesus reigns forever because of His sacrifice of love. How blessed we are that men’s power is fleeting but Jesus’ power continues forever.
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