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God works in us each and every day. He brings us to the doorstep of His will, and then perfects us as our efforts join with His in accomplishing it. However, none of this achievement is possible without His efforts in us, and none is possible by our own doing. So when His will is done, in some manner, how should we respond to others when they acknowledge it in gratitude or amazement?
Do we love Jesus without wavering? Do we love Jesus as much as He would like for us to? This is what I am dwelling on this morning. I am asking myself if my faith is sufficient, and my love for Christ deep enough. I am also contemplating how I could possibly face failure, and if Jesus could still love me?
As believers we are not to boast or to be greedy because those who boast are succumbing to wickedness, and the greedy place themselves beyond God by likewise renouncing Him. When man denies God’s rightful place, and begins to boast of his own possessions, and place in the earth, he becomes wicked in his heart. And, when he becomes greedy the love for his neighbors gives itself over to his desire to increase himself by preying on the weak and defenseless. The greedy are convinced that God does not see their transgressions towards these vulnerable souls, and those who boast pretend He doesn’t exist. Are we one of these wicked creatures, or do we find ourselves to be standing dangerously close to this precipice of self-gratification and enrichment? Are we putting ourselves above God or convincing ourselves that God is not omniscient and does not see our every move, or hear the whispers we seek to keep secret and thoughts we attempt to conceal in our hearts?