+DEV+ We Are Never Left Alone

Date: February 7, 2013 12:22 AM
Topic: +DEV+  We Are Never Left Alone

We Are Never Left Alone

"And  lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one...." (Matthew  6:13)
Scripture Focus: 2 Chronicles  32:25-26

Do you understand the incredibly wonderful news that once you are saved, God will never leave you or forsake  you? You are sealed with the  Holy  Spirit,  and  you  cannot   escape  His loving  care  no  matter  how  hard  you  try.  He will never  leave you,  but  He  will often  leave you to yourself,  as He did Hezekiah.

Why is it that  sometimes,  when  you try hard not   to  sin  you  are  actually   successful,  and other times you try just as hard and you fail completely? You don't have the power to obey God without the fresh work  of the Holy Spirit each and every time. You really are that  weak and helpless! As a Christian, you are still very good at sinning, yet you are unable to obey without God's intervention.

Why  would  a loving  God  leave us to  ourselves so often throughout the day? He does this to humble us, to persuade  us  of  our  depravity   and need for Him, and to help us cherish   Jesus  Christ,   the   only hope for our lives. In love, He will leave you  to  yourself  to  remind you freshly of your overwhelming need for a Savior.

Insight: "God often leaves his own children to manifold temptations to humble them and make them more Watchful." (John Newton)




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