Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
November 28, 1994
Good Morning!
HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT THE WORK OF GOD? By:
Hurried busy activity?
Inner striving for perfection?
Fastidious attention to standards of performance?
THIS IS NOT GOD'S WAY:
"DON'T BE [MORBIDLY EXACTING AND EXTERNALLY] RIGHTEOUS
OVERMUCH, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear]
overwise - why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself
[with presumptuous self-sufficiency]?" (Ecclesiastes 7:16
- Amplified)
Someone has said, "Woe to the nervous activity
of those of little faith."
Jesus' life was characterized by restful determination
in accomplishing the work of God. Never in a hurry, He was
poised, natural...purposeful.
And so it should be with us: "There remains...a...rest
for the people of God." (Hebrews 4:9)
The real work of God is done behind the scenes during private
times of reflection upon His word, worship, intercession, and
pondering His eternal purposes. Then, sensing and
moving with the inner prompting of the Spirit.
Gutzon Borglum commented, "When I carve a statue, it is
very simple. I merely cut away the pieces that don't belong there
and the statue itself presently comes into view. It was there
all the time."
The life of Jesus Christ waits within us to find full expression
through us in accomplishing His work. We can nervously
hammer away at getting Him out...or we can rest as He cuts
"away the pieces that don't belong there."
"For it is God who is at work within you, giving
you the will and the power to achieve His purpose." (Philippians
2:13 - Phillips Translation)
Have a great week!
Dwight Hill
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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