Thursday, January 21, 2010

God is not the means, He is the end.

Obedience to God does not bring us salvation; we are saved, and we desire to be obedient to the Lord.
We do not love God and then He saves us; He loves us, He saves us. Love must follow.
Joyful obedience happens when we love God more than we love ourselves, when we desire His will more than our own, when we desire His glory more than our own glory.
God is not the means to something; He IS the something. And He is not trying to make us work our way to Him, because we will never be able to do that. Forever, we have been failing at working our way to God. Forever, He has been tapping us on the shoulder saying, "I am here NOW. Stop trying to get to me. I'm here."

And we find freedom in obedience, in living life as He made it, walking with Him.

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