Paul’s prayer for the believers in Ephesians 3:18-19 “That you may be able to comprehend…what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.”
These verses expresses the heart of Paul for his fellow believers to understand the fullness, vastness and completeness of Christ’s love . The Apostle prays because only by divine intervention can our finite minds comprehend the great love that Christ gives. Such love surpasses human knowledge. John MacAuthur does a good contrast; human love lasts until it is offended. Christ love lasts despite every offense. Human love is for what it can get. Christ love is for what it can give. Paul knows that when the child of God grasp the magnitude of this truth it will result in deep gratitude manifested in a life yielded to the will and purpose of Christ born out of a deep sense of obligation. The book of Romans describe it as a living sacrifice which is our reasonable response to His love demonstrated through His mercies and grace. Being filled with all the fullness of God that is being under God’s complete control and emptied of self. These are critical elements for a victorious Christian life.
“Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on’” (Matthew 6:25).
To worry about the future is to sin against God.
4. Worry means you are distrusting God.
If you worry, you’re not trusting your Heavenly Father. And if you’re not trusting Him, perhaps it’s because you don’t know Him well enough. Study God’s Word to find out who He really is and how He has been faithful to supply the needs of His people in the past. Doing so will help give you confidence for the future. Allow His Word to indwell you richly so that you aren’t making yourself vulnerable to Satan’s temptations to worry.
Therefore let us not strike out at God or disbelieve Scripture or be mastered by circumstances by worrying, but be in total submission to God.
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-08-28 07:28:052015-08-28 07:28:05THE SIN OF WORRYING PT. 4
“Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on’” (Matthew 6:25).
To worry about the future is to sin against God.
3. Worry means you are being mastered by circumstances.
Let the truths of God’s Word, not your circumstances, control your thinking. By worrying, you make the circumstances and trials of life a bigger issue than your salvation. If you believe God can save you from eternal Hell, also believe He can help you in this world as He has promised.
We worship an all-powerfull and all-knowing God, today we will allow Him to be not only Savior but also Lord of our lives, and not our circumstances.
Proverbs 3:5 says, “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-08-27 05:57:292015-08-27 05:57:29THE SIN OF WORRY PT. 3
PAUL'S PRAYER
/in Steadfast HopeTHE SIN OF WORRYING PT. 4
/in Steadfast Hope“Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on’” (Matthew 6:25).
To worry about the future is to sin against God.
4. Worry means you are distrusting God.
If you worry, you’re not trusting your Heavenly Father. And if you’re not trusting Him, perhaps it’s because you don’t know Him well enough. Study God’s Word to find out who He really is and how He has been faithful to supply the needs of His people in the past. Doing so will help give you confidence for the future. Allow His Word to indwell you richly so that you aren’t making yourself vulnerable to Satan’s temptations to worry.
Therefore let us not strike out at God or disbelieve Scripture or be mastered by circumstances by worrying, but be in total submission to God.
THE SIN OF WORRY PT. 3
/in Steadfast Hope“Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on’” (Matthew 6:25).
To worry about the future is to sin against God.
3. Worry means you are being mastered by circumstances.
Let the truths of God’s Word, not your circumstances, control your thinking. By worrying, you make the circumstances and trials of life a bigger issue than your salvation. If you believe God can save you from eternal Hell, also believe He can help you in this world as He has promised.
We worship an all-powerfull and all-knowing God, today we will allow Him to be not only Savior but also Lord of our lives, and not our circumstances.
Proverbs 3:5 says, “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”