God showed me this morning that He's still making much out of "dirt"; gives a whole new meaning to "rich soil"! It seems the dirtier the dirt; the more fertile; able to be used for more plantings!
“Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:47-48 KJV
It seems when God reaches down and pulls you out of the gutter, you have little to no pride left! You know where you came from, and are so grateful to Him for forgiving your sins, and breathing life in to your "dead" body, you just want to spend the remainder of your existence glorifying Him!
Not so with people that don't have the "bar-room" sins; the "churchy" people who look like the have it all together! I've had several people admit to me that "because of pride", they "just couldn't confess their sins!” They are more concerned with "what people will think", than what God thinks!
Do you imagine that people with pride will be in heaven, when God threw Lucifer out of heaven because of his pride?
“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 KJV
“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” James 4:6 KJV
If God is backing you into a corner, to bring you to Him, stop resisting! The "end of your rope" is not a fun place to be and that's exactly where He will let you go, in His pursuit of you!!! Look where He (your "Loving God") let His Son go to - on your behalf; The Cross!!!
He loves you so much, that He will humble you so that you don't miss out on Eternity!
As my parents use to tell me, "you can come the hard way or the easy way, but you will come!"
Humble yourself!
Repent!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 1/2/14
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