Apr
17
Written by:
Bob Flynn
4/17/2009 8:00 AM
But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. (1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT)
When I look back upon the pages of my life, I see a long road traveled with many paths crossing my own. The part that perplexes me the most is the length of time before I could see the light of God's only Son. Was it that my mind was unable to comprehend? Most assuredly. But why did there come a time when I could understand and not a second before? The best answer is that the day of my salvation brought glory to Him whose blood was shed to make it possible. If our deliverance were easy we would be saved from the womb. However, it is the Lord who decides the day of salvation for each soul for whom He bled and died. How could I consider a righteous thought when my mind was darkened by a life of sin? Only arrogance would conclude that somewhere in my being there lived the power and means to extricate myself from this fallen estate. How glorious the deliverance on the day when it is first enjoyed! How much more meaningful is it to be savored for all eternity because of the path that must be traveled in order for its discovery to come to fruition.
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. (Psalm 1:1-6 NLT)
Copyright ©2009 Robert Flynn