GOD'S WAY, NOT OUR WAY

FROM "THY  KINGDOM  COME" - OCT. 2013 - A PUBLICATION  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  COVENANT  PEOPLE,  BURNABY, B.C. CANADA

God's Way, Not Our Way

by Holly Mills

"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the, Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord." (Isa. 55:6-13)

When our Lord Jesus came to earth He came to save us from our sin that we were allowing to destroy us. As the end of this Age draws near and we have almost completely obliterated the name of Jesus, we know that God's plan will prevail.. "It is not our purpose to discuss the probable reasons why God gave to man the freedom to determine his own actions, but that He did so is abundantly evident in history; and in so doing God is prepared, from the beginning, to run the risk of being defied and disobeyed by each successive generation until, at a time still future, man chooses of his own volition to follow in the perfection of God's way." (The Element of Risk by Gladys Taylor, The National Message, February 19, 1955). The time of man's rule on this earth is coming to an end with: the return of Jesus Christ to rule and reign over His Kingdom on earth in glory.

As the world continues to sink further and further into chaos we will eventually realize that our ways are not working and that God's way is^the only way. Since the disobedience of Adam in the Garden of Eden we have rebelled against God, always thinking that somehow we know a better way than God. Through our own foolishness we have made our lives much more difficult than they needed to be. We would rather listen and follow anyone but God. "The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" (Jer. 5:31) We would rather have someone else speak words to us that we want to hear than read and study the scriptures ourselves and follow God.

If we were left to our own devices it would certainly end in disaster. History shows us though, that God can turn our mistakes into His own plan and purpose. Our-; own sin should lead us to the path of destruction but God has another way. When Israel went into captivity she might well have been destroyed but . God had other plans for her. The prophet Amos says, "Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of facob, saith the Lord." (Amos 9:8) Although because of our sin we deserve to be destroyed God, through His mercy, says that He will not totally destroy us. He will only punish us so far before He saves us.

We have a wonderful patient Father who wants only the best for us if we will only follow His ways and not our own. Our rebellion is causing a huge rift in our relationship with God. He wants to bring us back to Him. He wants us to follow His ways as that is the only way that we will have peace and contentment.

"Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God." (Isa. 50:10)

"In fierce storms said an old seaman, 'we can do but one thing, there is only, one way; we must put the ship in a certain position and keep her there.'

This, Christian, is what you must do. Sometimes, like Paul, you can see neither sun nor stars, and no small tempest lies on you; and then you can do hut one thing; there is only one way. Reason cannot help you. Past experiences give you no light. Even prayer fetches no consolation. Only a single course is left. You must put your soul in one position and keep it there. You must stay upon the Lord; and, come what may - winds, waves, cross seas, thunder, lightning, frowning rocks, roaring breakers - no matter what, you must'lash yourself to the helm, and hold fast your confidence in God's faithfulness, His covenant engagement, His everlasting love in Christ Jesus." - Richard Fuller, from Thoughts for the Quiet Hour.

We must turn ourselves over to God's way knowing that He will see us through all that is coming on the earth in these end times.

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Today's Joy Was Born of Yesterday's Sorrow

Who said, the darkness of the night would never turn to day? 

Who said the winter's bleakness would never pass away? 

Who said the fog would never lift

and let the sunshine through?

Who said the skies, now overcast,

would nevermore be blue?

Why should we ever entertain

these thoughts so dark and grim

And let the brightness of our

minds grow cynical and dim

When we know beyond all

questioning that winter turns to spring

And on the notes of sorrow

new songs are made to sing?

For no one sheds a teardrop or suffers loss in vain,

Because God is always there to

turn our losses into gain. 

And every burden borne today

and every present sorrow

Are but God's happy harbingers of a joyous,

bright tomorrow.

Helen  Steiner  Rice

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AND  SO  IT  IS,  FOR  THE  TIME  OF  THE  END  OF  THIS  AGE,  THE  NATIONS  SHALL  SEE  DAYS  OF  SORROW  AND  EVIL,  AS  NEVER  SEEN  BEFORE.  OUR  PEOPLES  ARE  FED  A  FALSE  CHRISTIANITY  AND  THE  PEOPLE  LOVE  IT  SO.  THE  TRUE  WAYS  OF  THE  ETERNAL  ARE  HIGHER  AND  ABOVE  THE  FALSE  WAYS  OF  MAN  IN  DECEPTIVE  THEOLOGY. WE  MUST  STAY  THE  COURSE,  ENDURE  TO  THE  END,  REMAIN  FAITHFUL  TO  THE  FAITH  ONCE  DELIVERED  TO  THE  SAINTS [AND  THAT  FAITH  YOU  WILL  FIND  ON  MY  WEBSITE].   AND  INDEED  JOY  BEYOND  COMPARE  WILL  BE  IN  THE  AGE  TO  COME.