New Things!

but just as it is written [in Scripture], “Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard , And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].” 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 AMP

It is the age of knowledge and discoveries. If many of our late fathers who died about 150 years ago could see us now, i am sure they would marvel at how far we have come in our journey of discoveries and innovation. Since the discovery of the lightbulb, we have progressed to both constructive and destructive discoveries. Just as the heaters warm our beds, so do the nuclear materials destroy lives and nations. That is the reality of the world we live in.

You then wonder where God is in the midst of all these. It appears as if man has been able to do all these without bothering about God. The argument has been put out that God would not do for us what we can do for ourselves. I wonder just how to sort out exactly what it is that we are required to do by ourselves and what is exclusively God's own preserve. Man's fall has led him to a sense of independence and self sufficiency, and only a deep understanding of who he is, his limitations and dependencies, and his understanding of God's nature and power, will help put his life in order.

There is nothing in me that can prepare me adequately for all that God has in store for me. There is no human measure that can quantify all that God has set in motion to be fulfilled in my own lifetime. Just searching through the lives of men of old gives you an idea of God's power. His ways are beyond searching out, and his answers would sometimes confuse you the more. How do you take a man from prison and in one night, make him the Prime Minister? How do you put men in a fiery furnace and they are not killed? How does one man, through faith, secure eternal blessings for his whole generation? These are just a few of the amazing things done by God in the past, and as you know, he does not change like man does, and his love knows no bounds.

Before we go jumping up in expectation, please note the condition: 'for those who love him'. It is not for everyone, but for anyone who recognises his limitations and depends solely on God who gives all. Only in and through God can I access all the benefits that have been promised. Note that the timing, impact and quality of the experience are all determined by God; all I can do is trust that his love for me is total and complete, and he will not let me go to waste. His time of favour is here.