tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post5969594675904369572..comments2024-01-20T06:33:12.603-08:00Comments on Created to Give God Glory: A Spoonful of SugarCreated to Give God Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-49676942371235394632012-12-25T21:39:41.679-08:002012-12-25T21:39:41.679-08:00Oops! I missed out something here - That He is una...Oops! I missed out something here -<i> That He is unanswerable to no one, and is entitled to exercise his sovereignty or prerogative, God does not hide; we read this, in xx:xx: ". ". </i><br /><br />The reference is this (in place of xx:xx: "."): Romans 9:15 - <i>For he {God} says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."</i><br /><br />My apology.<br /><br />Anthony Chia, high.expressionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-8812547591811518672012-12-24T09:47:44.822-08:002012-12-24T09:47:44.822-08:00You are amazingly insightful, Anthony.You are amazingly insightful, Anthony.Created to Give God Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-13282704245986011232012-12-21T06:23:12.300-08:002012-12-21T06:23:12.300-08:00See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of...See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;<br /><br />"See to it", a strong emphasis indeed. It is important that people get the grace of God when they need it. This command is not speaking to God, and so, it must be speaking to us. This verse strongly exhorts us to facilitate people obtaining God's grace. When grace is needed and is not obtained, root of bitterness can spring up, and it can cause trouble, and many people can be defiled by it, the root of bitterness. This is how important that grace be received when it is needed. <br /><br />Yet, it is NOT always easy to successfully help someone to obtain the grace of God. In fact, often it can be so very difficult. The problem is NOT God is the reluctant party. It is quite unbelievable, is it not, considering grace of God is NOT merited, i.e. the grace is NOT earned. If a person does not obtain the grace of God, whose fault is it, when it cannot be God's? It can be partly the fault of those around the person in question, but as have been said earlier, it is NOT always easy to help successfully. What I am getting at, is that the person in question, must himself be accountable. There is a Chinese wise saying, sounding like this: if the ox does not want to drink water, how can one make it's head bend down. In other words, there has to be a willingness of the person in question to be of broken and contrite heart to surely receive the grace of God. <br /><br />Some people think and say that it is that God MUST give the grace, or God is at fault, since grace is NOT merited or earned; yet these people forget that grace, mercy and compassion are subject to the perogative of God. It is not that God can and will be unreasonable, but it is God is sovereign. The exercise of the prerogative of God is the mystery of God, which by the nature of mystery, is not easily fathomable by us, men. That He is unanswerable to no one, and is entitled to exercise his sovereignty or prerogative, God does not hide; we read this, in xx:xx: ". ". Yes, Scripture did say, grace is NOT merited; and God's grace is sufficient for us, but it is still NOT we can deal with God with any heart condition, and then demand that God must honor His words.<br /><br />Why did I went to such length, at this? I want to encourage the many who tried but failed to help those, who needed the grace of God but did not obtain it. You might not be at fault. God was of course, never ever at fault; the person in question, on the other hand, often, needed necessarily to have come with a right heart condition, to God. Persist as far as possible, "to see to it", yet don't blame yourself; don't give up, helping others, even if you have had failures to help people to obtain God's grace.<br /><br />The posture to take is that we be gracious, even as we help others to obtain God's grace, for we are channels of God's grace. Do your best, leave the result/outcome to God. Rest in Him always, for the long-haul. You can get hurt, in the process of helping, and you have to go to God for healing, and don't forget, God can use another to be His channel of grace for you when you yourself are in need of it, even as you help and extend grace to others, and got hurt in the process.<br /><br />Anthony Chia, high.expressionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com