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Right Reckoning
Personal blog posted by Lahry Sibley on January 29, 2010 at 8:23am
RIGHT RECKONING
"To believe, and to consent to be loved while unworthy, is the great secret."
"To refuse to make 'resolutions' and 'vows'; for that is to trust in the flesh."
"To expect to be blessed, though realizing more and more lack of worth."
"To rely on God's chastening (child training) hand as a mark of His kindness."
"To 'hope to be better' (hence acceptable) is to fail to see yourself in Christ only."
"To be disappointed with yourself is to have believed in yourself."
"To be discouraged is unbelief -- as to God's purpose and plan of blessing for you."
To be proud, is to be blind! For we have no standing before God, in ourselves."
"The lack of Divine blessing, therefore, comes from unbelief, and not from failure of devotion."
"To preach devotion first, and blessing second, is to reverse God's order, and preach law, not grace. The Law made man's blessing depend on devotion; Grace confers undeserved, unconditional blessing: our devotion may follow, but does not always do so -- in proper measure."
Have we been afraid to really believe God? Have some even been afraid to allow others to really believe Him? We must never forget that "God's ways are not always man's ways. To some men constant peril is the only spur to action, and many religions and psychologies are dependent on fear to keep their disciples in line. Fear, too, has a place in Christianity, but God has higher and more effective motivations than fear, and one of these is love. Often fear after a while produces only numbness, but love thrives on love. To promise a man the certainty of his destiny may seem, on the human level, like playing with fire; but this leaves God out of the picture. Those who have the deepest appreciation of grace do not continue in sin. Moreover, fear produces the obedience of slaves; love engenders the obedience of sons." --J. W. Sanderson, Jr.
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