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Have You Come to âWhenâ Yet?
The Lord restored Jobâs losses when he prayed for his friends. JOB 42:10
A pitiful, sickly, and self-centered kind of prayer and a determined effort and selfish desire to be right with God are never found in the New Testament. The fact that I am trying to be right with God is actually a sign that I am rebelling against the atonement by the Cross of Christ. I pray, âLord, I will purify my heart if You will answer my prayerâ I will walk rightly before You if You will help me.â But I cannot make myself right with God; I cannot make my life perfect. I can only be right with God if I accept the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ as an absolute gift. Am I humble enough to accept it? I have to surrender all my rights and demands, and cease from every self-effort. I must leave myself completely alone in His hands, and then I can begin to pour my life out in the priestly work of intercession. There is a great deal of prayer that comes from actual disbelief in the atonement. Jesus is not just beginning to save usâ He has already saved us completely. It is an accomplished fact, and it is an insult to Him for us to ask Him to do what He has already done.
If you are not now receiving the âhundredfoldâ which Jesus promised (see Matthew 19:29), and not getting insight into Godâs Word, then start praying for your friendsâ enter into the ministry of the inner life. âThe Lord restored Jobâs losses when he prayed for his friends.â As a saved soul, the real business of your life is intercessory prayer. Whatever circumstances God may place you in, always pray immediately that His atonement may be recognized and as fully understood in the lives of others as it has been in yours. Pray for your friends now, and pray for those with whom you come in contact now.
From My Utmost for His Highest
PROVERB OF THE DAY
(Proverbs 4)
1. Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2. For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3. When I was my fatherâs son,
Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4. He also taught me, and said to me:
âLet your heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.
5. Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.
7. Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8. Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9. She will place on your head an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.â
10. Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
And the years of your life will be many.
11. I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
12. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,
And when you run, you will not stumble.
13. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
14. Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15. Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16. For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
17. For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines
ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19. The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
20. My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21. Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22. For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23. Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
24. Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25. Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26. Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27. Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
9. Honor the LORD with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
10. So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
11. My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor detest His correction;
12. For whom the LORD loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
13. Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14. For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15. She is more precious than rubies,
And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16. Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who retain her.
19. The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
20. By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.
21. My son, let them not depart from your eyesâ
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22. So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.
23. Then you will walk safely in your way,
And your foot will not stumble.
24. When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
25. Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26. For the LORD will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
27. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28. Do not say to your neighbor,
âGo, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,â
When you have it with you.
29. Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safetyâs sake.
30. Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
31. Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32. For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
33. The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just.
34. Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
35. The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
Get Moving! (2)
AlsoâŚadd to your faith⌠2 PETER 1:5
In the matter of drudgery. Peter said in this passage that we have become âpartakers of the divine natureâ and that we should now be âgiving all diligence,â concentrating on forming godly habits (2 Peter 1:4-5). We are to âaddâ to our lives all that character means. No one is born either naturally or supernaturally with character; it must be developed. Nor are we born with habitsâ we have to form godly habits on the basis of the new life God has placed within us. We are not meant to be seen as Godâs perfect, bright-shining examples, but to be seen as the everyday essence of ordinary life exhibiting the miracle of His grace. Drudgery is the test of genuine character. The greatest hindrance in our spiritual life is that we will only look for big things to do. Yet, âJesusâŚtook a towel andâŚbegan to wash the disciplesâ feetâŚâ (John 13:3-5).
We all have those times when there are no flashes of light and no apparent thrill to life, where we experience nothing but the daily routine with its common everyday tasks. The routine of life is actually Godâs way of saving us between our times of great inspiration which come from Him. Donât always expect God to give you His thrilling moments, but learn to live in those common times of the drudgery of life by the power of God.
It is difficult for us to do the âaddingâ that Peter mentioned here. We say we do not expect God to take us to heaven on flowery beds of ease, and yet we act as if we do! I must realize that my obedience even in the smallest detail of life has all of the omnipotent power of the grace of God behind it. If I will do my duty, not for dutyâs sake but because I believe God is engineering my circumstances, then at the very point of my obedience all of the magnificent grace of God is mine through the glorious atonement by the Cross of Christ.
From My Utmost for His Highest
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