How could we ever be so foolish as to question or doubt Sovereign Perfection? Everything our God of Perfect Holiness does in every detail in the universe and in our personal lives is always a revelation of His perfection. Every detail is precise, accurate, well planned and perfectly timed. Everything God created displays the awesome perfection of the Creator. Our transcendent God is far beyond our natural ability to comprehend or describe. He does all things well in the beauty of His perfection. Meditating on His perfection makes our hearts hunger to know Him better. If there is anything anywhere in this fallen world that is truly perfect, it is the Presence of God and the Word of God. God does not protect Christians from the results of living in a fallen world but works those very things into the “all things” (Romans 8:28-29) of His purpose to conform us to the image of His beloved Son. As we continue to obey the Lord He will give the inner power within us (Psalms 94:12-13) to keep ourselves calm in the days of adversity, which will come to all of us. Every good and perfect gift (James 1:17) comes from above, so all and everything that comes from above is good and perfect because of its Good and Perfect Source.
Holy fear (Proverbs 1:7) is to reverently worship and to obey the Lord because we recognize WHO and ALL that God is. Holy fear also includes the trembling fear of disobeying the Lord in any way and thereby grieve the God of all holiness and justice. This is the root and the sum of godly wisdom. Our holy fear increases as our love for the Lord our God increases. We will love Him too much to ever choose to grieve Him Whom we adore. Lord, show me your ways (Psalms 25:4) and teach me your paths. Jesus asked (Luke 18:8) if He would find faith on the earth when He comes. I want to be one of those who are proving that He will. As we continue to pray for the Persecuted Church (Hebrews 13:3) we need to discern the signs of the times for ourselves. Many Bible scholars believe that persecution of Christians will increase everywhere until the Rapture of the Church. By the enabling power of the Holy Spirit, we can keep on ‘keeping on’ as the pressure increases. I know that I am cowardly, in no way a hero, but faith can turn cowards into victors.
Satan’s henchmen who persecute Christians, will be front and centre among those (Isaiah 45:23, Philippians 2:10-11) whose knees bow and tongues confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God. For the suffering saints now being tortured rather than to deny Jesus, we pray for courage, endurance and for the special gift (Acts 5:41 of being able to rejoice that they are counted worthy to suffer for the Name of Jesus. As we experience now (Matthew 24:8) the birth pangs of sorrow, the labour pains will increase until they give birth to the Great Tribulation (after the church has been raptured out of the world.)
Every day is a miniature of Abraham (Hebrews 11:8) going without knowing where he was going. We do not know what each day holds, what God has put into each day but we must (Psalms 101:2) behave ourselves wisely and walk in the blameless path.
Put these 2 verses together:
Exodus 33:20 – No man can see my face and live.
Revelation 22:4 – They shall see His face.
Then think – meditate – worship at God’s throne with thanksgiving for the incomprehensible, indescribable illumination of His gift to us (1 John 3:2) of our own personal perfection.
I am finding in all God’s gifts, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual material, that (Oswald Chambers) “God Himself is far more precious than the gift He gives.” The total of all His gifts cannot compare with Himself alone in precious, priceless intimacy with us.
Our King is coming! Are we ready to meet Him?