What is laid out in Psalm 105 is a beautiful picture of God remembering His promises and delivering His people into those promises. Last week I spoke about Abraham and God's covenant with him, in addition to the story of Isaac in my small group. While studying to teach and and walking through it with the girls it really struck me how profound and amazing God is...and how time and situation are no boundaries for God. He promised a nearly 100 year old man have a son from a barren wife--wow, and then on top of that, that He would make a great nation from his seed. In full view of God and out of a faithful heart, Abraham was willing to sacrifice his one and only son whom he waited for for a very long time. This is humbling because I find myself trying to cling to and hold onto the thing I so desperately did not want to lose--not trusting God with His plans or purposes in my life. It has also been encouraging listening to a series by Allstair Begg in Genesis about the life of Joseph--and how God was working all things for His good, even though certain situations seemed hopeless. God was there and remained constant while all ridiculous things happened to Joseph: sold by his own brothers and wrongfully imprisoned for years. Finally Joseph was redeemed by God and put in charge of all of Egypt by Pharaoh and forgave and was reconciled with his brothers and father. But these horrendous events had to happen for Joseph to be the man that God was creating him to be, for God's purposes, and ultimately for God's story of redemption and revealing His character, truth, and love to His people.
Which triggers this other notion that ultimately this is not my life, I am not the star in my life, God is...and this is His beautiful story of love, redemption and reconciliation that he is unfolding on earth; I am merely a piece of His puzzle, working for His glory. The purpose of my life is to glorify God, but this is not a passive role, it is an active role of I must play, continuing to get to know who I am and who and what God created me for--not in a narrow-minded way, but in a responsible way that is glorifying to God and His kingdom. Lord, show me, teach me, grow me in these areas of self knowledge so that I may be able to serve You, knowing who You have designed me to be.
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