Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
January 16, 1995
Good Morning!
Jesus Christ bids us, "ABIDE IN MY LOVE"+
A lot easier said than done!
Remember the story about the guy who falls over the cliff,
grabs a branch and cries out, 'HELP, IS THERE ANYONE UP THERE?'
God calls down, 'IT'S ME, GOD. WHAT DO YOU WANT?' To which the
man replies, 'HELP ME OUT OF HERE!' God: 'LET GO...TRUST ME.'
And the man responds, 'IS THERE ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?'"
Obedience, the prerequisite to ABIDING IN HIS LOVE, is
simply "letting go" of our choices and adhering
to His, just as Jesus obeyed the Father and thereby ABODE IN
HIS LOVE:
"If you keep My commandments, you will ABIDE IN MY LOVE, JUST AS I have kept My
Father's commandments, and ABIDE IN HIS LOVE."
(John 15:10)
The more insidious sins that we resist "letting go"
of are usually the ones that reside in that private domain
of our lives slightly beneath the surface; subtle sins which
still allow us the luxury of maintaining the facade of
Christian respectability:
A smug sense of superiority amidst our worldly
success.
Mentally writing people off who no longer matter in furthering
our career or status.
Greedy control over our resources.
Satisfaction over beating out the other guy in a competitive
bid.
Secretly harboring sins that pander to our lusts.
Christ's example of obedience toward His Father was immediate,
unequivocal and enduring, and cut to the very core
of the Lordship issue. It is this standard to which
He is calling us:
"...My Father, if it is possible, let this cup (the cross)
pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as Thou wilt."
(Matthew 26:39) WITH THIS SURRENDER HE WENT TO THE
CROSS.
Obedience, the "letting go" of our will, means
giving God TOTAL ACCESS to that private domain of our lives
where those secret sins reside.
To continue pandering covert sins while maintaining a facade
of Christian respectability is a high price to pay for missing
HIS ABIDING LOVE.
Have a great week!
Dwight Hill
+John 15:9
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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