It’s Friday…Does That Boggle Your Mind?

Our human pride often reverses the order of things. We think God came into our lives rather late. Our identity was firmly established, and then He invited Himself in, trying to woo us into a relationship with Him. Those who are reading this have likely accepted His overtures, but even that acceptance can carry a certain pride with it. We were in control of the heart that opened up to Him. Or so we thought.

In spite of our sense of independence, God has a prior claim on us. He created the world that became our necessary environment. Thanks to our mother, He began the genetic process that eventually resulted in our birth. He even fashioned us in the womb (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139). He is no late-coming Redeemer. He and His wisdom have been there all along.

“I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.” (Proverbs 8:23)

This is extremely important to know when it seems as if our life is falling apart. It isn’t. The life we have constructed may be falling apart, but the life God has fashioned is not. His wisdom has known all things before the foundation of the world – including you and me. 

If God has let us be undone, He has allowed it for a reason. He is bringing us to the end of ourselves and to the beginning of life in His secure arms. He is stripping away our falsely constructed identity in order for you and me to find our identity in Him and His ways. Wisdom was appointed from eternity past; we are the late comers. God is bringing us home.

Do you realize how thoroughly rooted in eternity your life is? It was not an afterthought in the mind of a play-it-by-ear God. Did you think your sin was a surprise to Him? It wasn’t. He has already made provision for it.

Before the foundation of the world, He did at least two things: he brought forth His wisdom; and He thought of you and me (Ephesians 1:4). His wisdom and our existence went hand in hand. Does That Boggle Your Mind? It should. So, let’s rest in the assurance of our forever wise God.

Have a splendid weekend. Make it better by worshiping The LORD with those who have embraced Him for the life He has given them, now and forever. 

All For Jesus – Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else.

“He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, The King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see, to Him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.” (1 Timothy 6:15b-16)