What God Showed Me Today

"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ..." (Philippians 3:8-9).

Tonight I had a chance to speak to a friend about what it means to be justified by faith in Jesus, and as we spoke on the subject, God graciously worked on both our hearts. For me, as I began to think about being justified, I was instantly reminded by some scriptures and there implications for me. Here's a small summary of my thoughts:

I have been born again because all my hope and trust is in Jesus (John 1:12). Because I trust in Jesus, I am justified insomuch that "there is now, therefore, no condemnation for me" (Romans 8:1). God loves me just as he loves his Son Jesus, in whom he is well pleased (John 17:23). I exist by God and "for God" (Col 1:16). Presently in my life, I do not want to be married and I have contentment in singleness (though I'd like to get married sometime in the future), therefore I should not waste time thinking about what I do not have; especially considering that the Sovereign God of the universe has given me a sense of contentment. I should aim hard at pleasing God where he has me, and be faithful.

The following scripture also came to mind. It was both convicting and encouraging:

"What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions..."(James 4:1-3).




Oh help me in this Father, please!!
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