Reflection: You Found Me
"We should not draw our conclusions of God from our circumstances; we draw our conclusions about or circumstances from what we know about God." - Denny Henderson
Sunday's sermon played right into what I've been learning about recently: God's desire for his children to be "transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory" (2 Cor. 3:18). So in John 11, we learned how Jesus acted in a way quite confounding to Martha, Mary, and the disciples. Jesus waited until Lazarus was completely dead (according to the cultural norm) before healing him.
Christ was using this life or death situation to teach his followers to recognize:
- God's unique timing
- God's unsurpassing love
- God's unmatched power
- God's unlimited promises
Pursuing a life of belief in these characteristics of God draws us closer to oneness with our Creator. "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" (John 11:40). Essentially, this is Christ saying: "when you recognize my everlasting control over everything, you will never be limited by earthly circumstances."
Learn about the persona of our Lord almighty. When you see your life through the lens of God's plan for eternity, barriers will crash down, adversaries will cower, and "the glory of God" will shine across all the Earth. Not only will but one man walk from his grave, but entire nations will be blessed and live in salvation by God's grace.
And just as "we should not draw our conclusions of God from our [bad] circumstances," do not rejoice in your worldly circumstances, "but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven" (Luke 10:20). All of life boils down to our relationship with God, made possible by Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Everything we have is a result of God's love for us.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound...
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