All Is Of God

The creation belongs to God. The Lord could, by neglecting man, stop his breath at once. All that he is and all that he has is God's. The entire world belong to God. Man's houses, his personal acquirements, whatever is valuable or brilliant, is God's gift to man. It is all His gift to be returned back to God.

Christ for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might be made rich. And any works that man can render to God will be far less than nothingness. The idea of doing anything to merit the grace of pardon is hopeless from beginning to end.  For nothing we can do can merit god's forgiveness, it is simply a gift from God. Greater love can no man give than this, that a Wonderful God lay down His life for His children.

Men are in the habit of glorifying men and exalting men. However our only worship should go to our Creator who is the author and sustainer of our lives. When you take the righteousness of Christ as a free gift you are justified freely through the redemption of Christ. What is faith? "The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). The understanding of God's words and the willingness to do them is that which binds the heart in willing consecration and service to God, it is God who gives us the understanding, it is He who moves on the heart, who first drew the mind to view Christ on the cross of Calvary. Faith is rendering to God the intellectual powers. giving Him our mind and will.  Making Christ the only door by which to enter into the kingdom.

Our great Teacher has plainly defined the way we should walk. therefore if we are called by his name we should honour him by being obedient. The inward spiritual perception of the truth will never cause us to exalt ourself. The Spirit of God only leads the human heart to realize that the Holy Spirit brings self-abasement and lowliness to all who are called by his name. God in Christ if seen aright, will tear down human exaltation and pride. There will only be true humility.

The time is coming when every entrusted gifts must be accounted for. We all have been given gifts that we are to improve by wise investment. God watches us to see how we use these gifts he has given to us. And then it is written in the books of heaven how faithful we have been in the use of these precious gifts. Whether we have embezzled His goods to gratify our selfish desires, or we have used it to benefit mankind.