Is Anything Too Hard For The LORD? 75 (If I Have Found FavorIn Your Eyes, My Lord!) [Gen 18:1:15] / Anne's Faith Column

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Is Anything Too Hard 

For The LORD? 75

(If I Have Found Favor

In Your Eyes, My Lord!)

[Gen 18:1:15]

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

 

/ By Priscilla 

 

There is nothing that

God cannot do, and He 

is the One who  always

fulfills His purpose

 according to His will.

 

 

 

We must wait for God's timing,

believing and trusting in the

faithfulness of His promises,

even though something

we want to do looks

impossible.

 

 

Reading today's  scripture,

the confession of 'Abraham'

is truly amazing.

 

 

"If I have found favor

in your eyes, my lord,

do not pass your

servant by...

 

you can be refreshed

and then go on your way

--now that you have come

to your servant." 

 

 

Abraham was also human,

and there were times

when he stumbled

and he was shaken

by the environment.

 

 

There must have been

many passersby at that time,

 

 

however he recognized 

the angels of God among

the passers-by, and he

confessed: 'My lord!' 

 

 

His attitude of inviting

them in and obeying them

with sincere joy is indeed the

father of faith with spiritual

discernment.

 

 

The attitude of waiting for God!

- If we are not prepared, we will

 miss the opportunity to meet God.

 

 

But he immediately

recognized that the three

men standing nearby

were the angels of

God he had been

waiting for.

 

 

Seeing that Abraham

was watchful spiritually

in today's scripture,

 

 

I too must

'beat my body and

make it my slave'

 

 

every day and become

more humble before God,

asking the Lord to come

to me in secret.

 

 

First of all, I need a spiritual

eye and an watchful

consciousness for this.

 

 

There were times

when I turned away from

the Lord who came to me

and wanted to be with me,

andI acted as if I was

the owner.

 

 

Even though, with my mouth,

I have acknowledged, received,

and welcomed the Holy Spirit;

 

 

how many times I have

also rushed ahead

of the Holy Spirit!

 

 

Therefore, we need to

realize that we need to

concentrate in the spiritual

world, letting go of the

attitude of unbelief.

 

 

Walking with the Lord

can never be accomplished

without relying on the Lord.

 

 

Today we must imitate

Abraham's attitude of

receiving the Lord

 

 

Also, in today's scripture

the Lord told Abraham

that at the appointed

time He would come

to him, and his wife 

would be pregnant. 

 

 

"Is anything too

hard for the LORD?

 

 

I will return to you at

the appointed time next 

year and Sarah will

have a son."

(Gen 18:14)

 

 

Through the Word of promises

like this, God continues to

encourage each of  us today.

 

 

There is no way to repay

 that favor with any words.

 

 

All we can do is only sacrifice

thank offerings to God who

constantly comforts us.

 

 

Now that we are chosen

as children of the father of faith,

Abraham, we must not doubt

that God will give each of us

the authority to be His

instrument.

 

 

Then, what attitude should

we have in our religious life?

 

 

1) We must ask the Holy

Spirit for discernment.

 

 

We must become discerners

of the Lord's times so that

we can become faithful

servants who can humbly

receive Him when He comes.

 

 

So at the moment the

Lord passes by, we must

become children who

recognize the Lord

and give joy to Him.

 

 

2) We must become those

who long for the world

of the spirit with an

open mind.

 

 

We must hope that

we can become those who

long for the heavenly blessings,

and who the Lord wants us to be.

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Faithful Lord!

Thank you so muxh.

 

 

We hope to become those

who live like Abraham,

confessing as follows. 

 

 

"If I have found favor

in your eyes, my lord,

do not pass your 

servant by.

 

 

...you can be refreshed

and then go on your way-

-now that you have come

to your servant." 

 

 

Amen

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

2010/ 05/03

 

 

/ By Priscilla