Meditation 5

Meditation 5

"All things". Have you ever thought about these simple words which we find in scripture? God will give you all things (Rom 8:32), all things work for your good (Rom 8:28), from God and through Him are all things (11:36), all things are yours (1 Cor. 3:21).  Perhaps the most striking mention of "all things" comes from the lips of our Lord Jesus himself as He prepared to drink the cup of wrath at the hand of God. Listen to Jesus speak, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not my will, but yours be done" (Mark 14:36). 

For Jesus, "all things" working for His good meant the flesh being ripped from his body, being mocked while hanging naked from two pieces of wood and dying as a convicted criminal. The Father gave His Son "all things"; physical abuse, humiliation, suffering, torture , becoming the scuttle of the earth and a shameful death. All things were His. The loving Father saw that all these things were good for Him. 

Remember, dear reader, that God, your loving Father, will also give you all things. If foreclosure on your house is good, He will give it to you. If the loss of a child is good, he will give it to you. If suffering with mental health issues is good, He will not withhold it from you. If loss of your reputation is good, He will give that to you also. If cancer is good, it shall be yours. If loss of your job, or persecution, or being rejected by friends, or singleness, or loneliness be good, you shall have them. All things are yours. God will not withhold anything from you that will serve your ultimate good, which is Christ himself. 

Father, I believe that you would never withhold from me anything that will tend to my seeing and savoring you as my fullest joy and highest good. Therefore, not my will, but yours be done.