The Christian Life is a Contradiction

The Christian life is a contradiction in many ways.  Those who fail to recognize and accept this reality will find it hard to remain and flourish in it. It's real and it happens to many, and though difficult it is necessary because it is the only way to be holy with God, separate, sacred, and distinct from the secular and profane.  The tension between the two opposing conditions bring stress, but those who embrace it find peace. Consider the following statements and relating passages from God's Word:

Unless God breaks you, He can't bless you.  Unless God rules you, He can't use you.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise (Psalm 51:16-17 NKJV).

Unless we are driven to our knees, we are not really free. 

The Lord Jesus spoke from Isaiah: 

 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord”

(Luke 4:17-19, NKJV)

 

 

 

Unless we are on the ground, He can't raise us up. Unless He possesses us, He can't promote us. 

 

“God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble”

(James 4:6 NKJV)

 



Unless we are reduced to nothing, He can't multiply us into something. 

 

“I assure you:

Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself.

But if it dies, it produces a large crop.

The one who loves his life will lose it,

and the one who hates his life in this world

will keep it for eternal life."

(John 12:24-25 HCSB)

 

Let us embrace the truth of God's Word that we may live, flourish and be a blessing to others today.

 

Have a nice day!

 

 

 

 

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