A Daily Devotional – The Victory of Grace – The Eternal Word
Comment: Sometimes we make an ‘issue’ out of
‘nonsense’’ truth is; I think that most of us are good at making a mole hill, a
mountain, when the obstacle standing in our path is nothing more than a blemish
on our human identity! The apostle Paul understood this well, we understand why
he had a “thorn in the flesh” but we do not understand what the thorn was. For
us to seek to know and speak of what we may guess would be conjecture. Also, if
I were to seek to know what your thorn in the flesh is, I might just be
revealing mine. All of us have a “thorn in the flesh” but sadly we do not allow
the LORD Jesus and His strength to BE MADE PERFECT in our weakness. 2
Corinthians 12:7-10.
Devotional: While
we may have a thorn in the flesh, it is most likely not realized as being of a
spiritual nature or revelation. I think this is an error in that if we belong
to God as His child, why would we not consider that the grace of God would be
excluded is some areas of life, but included in others. Should we be so naïve to
believe that only apostles and clergy have thorns in the flesh and others do
not?
Should we be human and practical in some areas of life
and yet be spiritual and practical in other areas. Or more easily understood;
are there times when we should apply ‘human wisdom’ and times when to apply ‘spiritual
wisdom’ to life? We fall into various trials daily, most are repetitious by the
default condition of our human nature, yet ALL of these trials, when tested by
the grace of God will produce in your personal faith (if you are willing)
patience (endurance), James 1:2-8.
If we lack wisdom, or if we fail to use the wisdom of
God, should we not ‘ask God’? Sadly most of us will not ask Him and as a
result, doubt and fear toss us back and forth like two people playing catch,
this double mindedness does not glorify God, nor will it reveal to us that God’s
grace is sufficient victory over any trial. The trials in our life are not
different events, these are repetitious or reoccurring thorns. The problem; we
know how to satisfy the thorns humanly, but we do not know how to solve them spiritually.
There is much evidence in the Word of God that all of
God’s children are buffeted by thorns, “trials”, see Hebrews 12:1-2, like the
saints before us, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily
entangles us and let us run the race of faith with endurance. Why? Because the
grace of Jesus Christ is made perfect through our weakness. Jesus was not
ignorant of God’s Plan that He should endure the cross. The cross was His thorn
in the flesh from His birth and for the joy that set before Him, He endured.
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