Do you really understand the greatness of God? As soon as you think you have grasped just one aspect of the Lord’s greatness that which predestined a people for himself through adoption, even before he spoke the universe into existence…you have not understood it at all.
Do you honestly think you have begun to understand the mercy of God? If you think have you, truly I say to you, you have not experienced but one ounce of the mercy of God. You have not understood the mercy which removes all our transgresssions as far as the east is from the west, the mercy unsparingly offered to all who call on his name.
Do you really understand the faithfulness of God? If you think can begin to fathom the faithfulness of God that promises uncountable children to the elderly man and baron woman, or the faithfulness of God that promises a nation of slave’s freedom and unmeasured favour…surely you will never fathom the Lord’s faithfulness.
Have you begun to understand and comprehend the Lord’s provision? If you think you can understand the immensity of what it means to be blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus, or the common grace which is bestowed upon every man, every day, month and year…you do not understand the great provider.
Do you really understand the justice of God? If you think you can begin to measure the justice of God, the justice of God which breaks the arm of the wicked and upholds the righteous, the justice of God which did not stop at the New Testament but was instead poured upon his own Son Jesus Christ, the justice of God who does all things right…indeed, you do not understand his justice.
Can you ever begin to comprehend the Love of Christ? If you think the love of God is to be known by the intellect, that love which leaves the other ninety nine in search of the one lost soul, the love which with arms wide open welcomes the prodigal home, those same arms spread wide upon the Cross...you have not begun to comprehend his love at all.
''Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?
Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay him?
For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.''
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SWEET post... just thought I'd let you know, as your brother pointed out that you were not female, so I will now point out that you are not, infact, 18 any longer. Difference: I really hope there was never a time when you were female, whereas I'm ok with the idea of you being 18. <3
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