Tuesday, January 1, 2013

God Recognizes ME as Family!

1 Corinthians 8:3 "But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes."

      Dearest Lord, when I was lost, I did not know that I was lost.   I thought I knew You, but did not, and I certainly did not love You.  I knew about You, but You really did not have any real influence in my life and I never prayer with You.  Then that marvelous, miraculous day came when the Holy Spirit opened my eyes and heart to see You and to start to get to KNOW you and understand Your ways and Your incredible love for me.  I realized that You died for me personally.  You gave Your precious life's blood to pay the wages for my sin, and took the punishment I well deserved.  You did this not because of the good I had done, because You told Isaiah that our best acts of righteousness are as filthy rags to You. It is not because of works of righteousness that I have done, but by Your mercy You saved me.  You forgave me of ALL the sins I had committed or ever would commit.  You allowed me to start my life over. That was the single most amazing act of love in all of my sixty-four years!  In order to love You, I have to KNOW You.  On the day I came to KNOW You, You wrote my name in the Lamb's Book of Life and I became: Your sister, a princess, saint, and priestess all because of Your work on my behalf.  None of the titles or privileges were given to me because of anything I did to deserve them!

     
      When Paul was writing "the one whom God recognizes." (the NIV says, " is known by God.") he is obviously not saying that God now knows something He was ignorant of before.  If that were true, He would not be omniscient.  God knows everything about everyone that has ever, or will ever live! Therefore; it means that I have been grafted into God's Holy Family and He now recognizes me like He recognizes Jesus.

Hallelujah!  What a Savior!  Now I love You and are known and recognized by You.
I love You, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship You; oh my soul rejoice!
Take joy, my King, in what You hear.
May it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear.

The justice of God saw whay I had done, but mercy saw me through the Son.
Not what I was, but what I could be...that's how mercy saw me!
("Mercy Saw Me" by Calvin Hunt)
Mercy Saw Me
     
      What You are telling us is that if we love You, God now recognizes us as "Family". 

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