KingJ
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I'd like to pose a question that has challenged me personally:
What is stopping God from wiping His canvas clear and sweeping you into the history books?
It's a sobering question, but I think it's one worth meditating on. It leads us into the kind of self-examination that Scripture encourages:
1 Cor 11:31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
God calls us to repent, to forgive, to love, to be merciful, to be patient, to be faithful, and to deny ourselves and follow Christ, even to the point of death if necessary (Matthew 16:24, Revelations 2:10).
Are these qualities truly evident in our lives? Or do we merely admire them from a distance?
Imagine, for a moment, that God decided to wipe the canvas clean and remove the entire human race. Would there be anything about your life that reflects His own heart so clearly that He would preserve you?
Of course, we know that every human being has value. We are all uniquely created in the image of God, and He demonstrated His love by sending His Son to die for the world. But beyond being His creation, what kind of person are you becoming? If our earthly life ended today, would our character reflect the heart of Christ?
I struggle to imagine a good God discarding someone who genuinely "abhors what is evil and clings to what is good" (Romans 12:9). A heart that truly loves what God loves and hates what God hates is precious to Him.
We can be thankful that God is good and His mercy endures forever Psalm 136:1. Thankful that God is righteous in all His ways Psalm 145:17. I would not be after God's heart if He were evil. This is an important fact for us all to understand. If you teach or believe that God has an evil side to Him, you do not know Him. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
So I ask again:
What is stopping God from wiping His canvas clear and sweeping you into the history books?
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
What is stopping God from wiping His canvas clear and sweeping you into the history books?
It's a sobering question, but I think it's one worth meditating on. It leads us into the kind of self-examination that Scripture encourages:
1 Cor 11:31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
God calls us to repent, to forgive, to love, to be merciful, to be patient, to be faithful, and to deny ourselves and follow Christ, even to the point of death if necessary (Matthew 16:24, Revelations 2:10).
Are these qualities truly evident in our lives? Or do we merely admire them from a distance?
Imagine, for a moment, that God decided to wipe the canvas clean and remove the entire human race. Would there be anything about your life that reflects His own heart so clearly that He would preserve you?
Of course, we know that every human being has value. We are all uniquely created in the image of God, and He demonstrated His love by sending His Son to die for the world. But beyond being His creation, what kind of person are you becoming? If our earthly life ended today, would our character reflect the heart of Christ?
I struggle to imagine a good God discarding someone who genuinely "abhors what is evil and clings to what is good" (Romans 12:9). A heart that truly loves what God loves and hates what God hates is precious to Him.
We can be thankful that God is good and His mercy endures forever Psalm 136:1. Thankful that God is righteous in all His ways Psalm 145:17. I would not be after God's heart if He were evil. This is an important fact for us all to understand. If you teach or believe that God has an evil side to Him, you do not know Him. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
So I ask again:
What is stopping God from wiping His canvas clear and sweeping you into the history books?
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
