Romans 1:20; For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen.... Or, For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, that is, the invisible God is revealed through His creation. The heavens declare the glory of God, the earth shows His handiwork day unto day they utter their speech, night unto night their voice goes forth. There is not a speech or language where their voice is not heard. God speaks to man in the universal language of nature. So that by nature I am aware that God does exist. A fool has said in his heart, There is no God. The invisible things of Him are revealed in nature because that when they knew God they were without excuse, because God is revealed by the things that he has made, even his eternal power and [deity or] Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God. (Romans 1:20-21) Now, how can I do that in my own life? I fail to glorify God as God whenever I argue with Him. Because my arguing with God is in essence saying, I know better what is good for me than You. I am really sort of exalting myself as God. I am not glorifying God as God when I make demands upon Him. When I insist through prayer that God does things this certain way. That is not glorifying God as God, and there is just an awful lot of this being propounded today by some of these present-day evangelists. Much of their teaching is really ungodly, because it elevates man to the position of being an authority and God becomes the servant. So it is no longer, Chuck, a servant of Jesus Christ, but it is, Chuck, the Lord of Jesus Christ, in a sense, because He is supposed to follow my every whim and wish and fulfill my every desire. Now I have got a working relationship with God. I reaffirm it every morning: God, You can disturb me today for anything You want. If my plans dont coincide with Yours then, Lord, disrupt my plans. Disturb me, put me on Your path. Because I want Your will to be done in my life today. Thus, if suddenly something comes up and I am not able to make that planned trip or whatever, God has something else in mind. The committing of the keeping of my soul unto Him as a faithful Creator. Glorifying God as God. But, when they knew God, they would not glorify Him as God.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:33:47 +0000
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