A Product of Grace

 GodTracker 937

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“Refinement is a product of grace and grace is God’s doing.”

1 Peter 1:7
that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honour, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Talking about refinement, John Bevere says, “God puts us through the process because he is more concerned about us finishing well than starting well.” Refinement is a product of grace and grace is God’s doing.

I have a 9-carat gold wedding ring on my finger. When I look at it, it appears to be gold but, in fact, my ring has only 9 parts gold out of 24 parts. The remaining 15 parts comprise other metals such as nicol, tin, silver and zinc. These metals are not as dense as gold. Therefore, if my ring was to be smelted in a crucible the gold would sink to the bottom while all the unwanted metals would float to the top. I could then take a ladle and scoop off the 15 parts of impurity and be left with 9 parts pure 24-carat gold.

Sometimes difficulties in life can prove to be your crucible immersed in a furnace of fire. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego knew what it was like to face difficulty. They had denied the king’s edict to bow to a statue and were cast into a super-heated furnace. The king expected them to be incinerated but when he gazed into the fire he did not see three men, he saw four. The Lord himself was in the fire with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Charles Spurgeon said, “As sure as God puts his children in the furnace, he will be in the furnace with them.”

That’s God’s grace. Grace is God’s doing and grace rescues us from harm. When apostle Paul underwent this process, the Lord said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Refinement is a product of grace and grace is God’s doing.

God-tracking is being refined by grace.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
1 Peter1:6-9
Daniel 3:19-25
2 Corinthians 12:7-10

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“If grace is God’s doing then do it in me, O Lord, that I will come out finer than 24-carat gold.”

“Dear God I feel like I’m in the furnace today. Nothing is going right for me. It seems everybody is against me and I face difficulties on every side. Yet, I acknowledge you in all my ways, even in my difficulties. You are Lord of my life and I submit to this fiery furnace in the knowledge that your grace will refine me and pull me through. If grace is God’s doing then do it in me, O Lord, that I will come out finer than 24-carat gold. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Twice His

 GodTracker 936
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“He laid down his life for you. Your worth is infinite. God made you and God saved you.”

Psalm 8:4
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?

“I'm beginning to get a glimpse of man's worth,” wrote my good friend Andre Kempen. “God made us in his image and saved us to restore that image, by Christ, in us. God not only made us but saved us. We are twice his.”

God is omniscient. That means he knows all things about all things. There is nothing in all the universe that God does not know. He knows every neutron star out there, pulsating out its great energy every second. He knows the depths of every black hole at the centre of every galaxy. And he knows and sees the origin of every minute photon as it is formed in the heart of the sun. He even knows the very number of hairs on your head.

Scripture tells us that God knew you before you were born. In fact, because of his omniscience, God knew you at the beginning of creation. You were created in his image: beautiful, holy and good. When you (and I) fell from God’s goodness because of sin, he had a plan to save you from sin’s consequence and reconcile you to his goodness. This he accomplished through the death and resurrection of his only begotten son, Jesus. If you confess Jesus as Lord and believe that he died and rose again you shall be saved. You are twice his – created in his image and reconciled to his image.

My friend Andre went on to write, “You are the pinnacle of God's creation. Angels long to see what you see. Your worth is valued by the precious blood of Jesus. He laid down his life for you. Your worth is infinite. God made you and God saved you.”

God-tracking is twice loved.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
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Psalm 8
Luke 12:6-7
Psalm 139:13-14

Ephesians1:4
Genesis 3:15
Romans 10:9
2 Corinthians 5:17

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“Thank you that you know the number of hairs on my head, something I don’t even know! I acknowledge you O lord in all my ways.”

“Dear Lord, thank you, thank you for your great love and intimate knowledge of me. I believe that Jesus died at Calvary to reconcile me to my created image and rose from the dead so that I may be born anew. I repent of all sin and confess Christ to be Lord and Saviour. Thank you for your plans and purposes for me. Thank you that you know the number of hairs on my head, something I don’t even know! I acknowledge you O lord in all my ways and trust that you will direct my steps according to the plans you know you have for me. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

The Privilege of Prayer

 GodTracker 934
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“Whether you and I are praying about our humble needs or interceding about world affairs the power and might of the eternal and omnipotent Creator responds because he loves us.”

Psalm 4:1
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Prayer is the most fundamental function of every believer. Prayer opens the floodgates of heaven. Prayer delivers the heart from harm. Prayer reveals the nature of deity. Prayer encounters eternity. How God answers my prayers is a mystery to me. It flabbergasts me how the almighty eternal and omnipotent Creator hears me when I clumsily babble on about my humble needs. Except that he loves me. What a privilege!

William Barclay said, “When we pray, remember: 1. The love of God who wants the best for us. 2. The wisdom of God that knows what is best for us. 3. The power of God that can accomplish it.” Prayer is more than simply falling to one’s knees once a day for a 10-minute hurried Our Father. Prayer is a moment-by-moment cognitive realisation that the God whom you love and who loves you is with you in every situation, good or bad.

When describing the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus called him the counsellor. Holy Spirit is with you every moment of every day guiding your every step. He hears your every breath and graciously listens to your clumsy babbling on about your humble needs because he loves you.

A good friend of mine, Evangelist George Miller once said, “What prayer can do, God can do.” Whether you and I are praying about our humble needs or interceding about world affairs the power and might of the eternal and omnipotent Creator responds because he loves us.

God-tracking is praying.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Ephesians 1:17-21
John 14:26-27
Matthew 6:8
Matthew 7:7-12

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I present my requests to you with thanksgiving and trust that you will meet all my humble needs according to your riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.”

“Dear Almighty God, thank you so, so much for the great privilege of prayer. I come before you now, in the name of Jesus, and offer you my life. I acknowledge you in all my ways, in prayer, and seek first your kingdom and righteousness. I know, O Lord, that all my needs are wrapped up in your gracious promises. Lord, you know my needs before I pray, so I present my requests to you with thanksgiving and trust that you will meet all my humble needs according to your riches in glory, in Christ Jesus. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

To Fear God is to Love God

GodTracker 933
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“The fear of the Lord is not a trepidation of his presence. The fear of the Lord is a deep reverent respect for his majesty and power. The fear of God is to worship him in spirit with a true heart and in love because he's good. He's the king.”

Psalm 25:12
Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.

In The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, two girls, Susan and Lucy, get ready to meet Aslan the Lion. Aslan represents Christ. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver prepare the children for the encounter. "Ooh," said Susan, "I thought he was a man. Is he quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion."

"That you will, dearie," said Mrs. Beaver. "And make no mistake, if there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most or else just silly."

"Then isn't he safe?" said Lucy. "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. "Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? Of course, he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the king, I tell you!"

I’m learning daily, the fear of God. The fear of God is not fight or flight. The fear of God is like the fear one might have of high voltage. High-voltage electricity has the power to snuff out life in a flash, yet we employ 220V daily to run our appliances in the home. I have deep respect for the power socket in my bedroom but I’m most grateful for the power it provides to bring me light in the dark.

Our God is high and exalted. He is our sovereign Majesty. His character is supreme, his power unlimited and his will, paramount. Our God is the supreme Creator of the universe. He has the power to snuff out life in a flash. Yet, God loved you and me so much that he gave his righteous Son as a propitiation for our sins. By his grace, we boldly approach his throne and obtain mercy and grace to help us in our time of need.

To fear God is to love God. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love. To fear God is to not fear his judgement. If you know Christ as Saviour, having surrendered your life to him, then you live in love, not fear. Perfect love casts out fear. Yet we are told that he will teach us his ways if we fear him.

The fear of the Lord is not a trepidation of his presence. The fear of the Lord is a deep reverent respect for his majesty, power and grace. The fear of God is to lovingly worship him in spirit with a true heart. He's good. He's the king.

God-tracking is walking in the fear of the Lord.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
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Hebrews 4:16
2 Timothy 1:7
1 John 4:17-19
John 4:23

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“You are good. You are the king, and I love you.”

“O holy and sovereign God, forgive me for my flippancy. I acknowledge your might and power. You are the Creator of the universe and the most highly exalted God. Yet, I thank you for making the way for a sinner like me to boldly approach your presence with love. I deeply respect you, O Father. I worship you in reverence and fear but I praise and thank you that you loved me so much that Jesus died to bring me life. I praise and thank you that you hear my every cry and meet all my needs by your power because you love me. You are good. You are my king, and I love you. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.