Can Others See That God Is With You?

15 Dec Can Others See That God Is With You?

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Pastor Vincent - 5 February 2015

The Person Of Jesus, The Word Of God

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"You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” [Jn 5:39-40] Often, we get so involved into doing the “Works” for God. We preach the gospel when it comes to the weekly scheduled time, we pray because we know that we should seek Lord, we serve in the ministry because we are put in that serving places… But often, after doing all that we’re doing, we have also become less wise, losing more grace, increasingly unable to grasp the sense of Holy Spirit in our lives. Jesus said - You study the scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. You cannot believe anyone’s writing when you do not have the soul of the writing, i.e. Christ. In another word, have we been so absorbed into the visible works and routines even in church-serving, busy schedule of our daily lives that we become less of Christ in doing them? Have we lost the person of Jesus in these? If Jesus is to live in your roles, positions, fields and family, what will he do? He has always been in obedience to the Father, yielding His sovereignty to the Father and following His will in saving the lost sheep - as we continue to know the Word, are we also becoming more like Jesus? Come to have a life with Jesus today. The part of your life which you keep for yourself is also the very place Satan stays to kill, steal and destroy the relationship you have in God. Yield your sovereignty to God instead by connecting, seeing and hearing from the unseen God in every ways and in every things that you do. You’ll be in awed of the infinite love and strength this Father-Son relationship gives you, just like the relationship between the Father God and Jesus. "And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me”. [Jn 5:37]

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How does God want us to live with our neighbours? How can people see that the true and living God is with us? Basically, people can see God’s presence in our lives when: (1) we change; and (2) God’s blessings are evident in our lives. God can surely fulfill His promises to us. The important thing is, when we walk in step with Him and obey Him, then His great power and fulfilment will come upon our lives. Not only does God want us to live in His favor, but also the favor of man, because His desire is also to use our life testimonies to win souls into His Kingdom. Thus, as far as possible, we should live in peace with our neighbours, and think of ways to bless them with the gospel.

Verses to read:
<Gen 21:22-34>

1. Testimony of a non-believer: “God is with you in all that you are doing” <v22>

God’s blessings on Abraham too obvious.
Abimelek even confident of God’s future grace on Abraham.
Willing to make treaty though deceived by Abraham before.
A king actually pleaded with a foreigner in his own land!
The praise we should aim for: “God is with you in everything you do.”

2. God fulfills His promises, perhaps slowly, but surely!

Though not yet possess promised land, at least Abraham owned a well now >>> God’s promise is slowly actualizing
God is paving the way for Israel to possess promised land, by making Abraham’s name great <cf. Gen 12:2-3>.
In the process >>> difficulties >>> greater power of God
God affirms His promise not only by His own word, but also by Abimelek’s testimony
Our lives may also seem mundane, but God is working in the ordinary.
We should keep up with our persistent worship of God too.

3. How did Abraham receive such great blessings?

People cannot see evidences when:
Didn’t believe God’s word
Thus didn’t obey
Of course, no evidences
Worse, follow own flesh and heart  bound by sin and devil
Abraham was blessed, because God first chose him to bless him.
But on his part, Abraham also submitted to God, thus could see evidences.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” <Mt 5:8>.

4. How should we live with our neighbours?

Live in favor of God and man, like Jesus <cf. Lk 2:52>
Need strong relationship with God:
Then can draw from His love and wisdom to love others
Then our lives can exude joy and strength from God to attract others
Our network of contacts and living fields very important.
Value people around us.
Live in harmony as far as possible.
Witness for God.

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Preacher Hui Jun

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Huijun serves as Secretary of The Blessed RUN Ministries. She is also the Preacher at The Life Church and Missions (Singapore). She graduated from Singapore Bible College and currently lives in Singapore with her husband, Chengji.