JANUARY 17 HE EVER WORKS HIS PLE

JANUARY 17

HE EVER WORKS HIS PLEASURE

“So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.” (Isaiah 5:11)

The Psalmist often gave expression to his thoughts on the omnipotence and the sovereignty of God, as when he said, “But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased,” (Ps. 115:3). Or again, “For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places,” (Ps. 135:5-6). To this Paul readily gives his assent, by teaching that God “worketh all things after the counsel of His own will,” (Eph. 1:11),

HE IS ABOVE ALL. He does rule over all. He raises up kings and abases them according to His own plan and purpose. We believe this, and rejoice in it, for this is OUR God. But, there is also a fact to be reckoned with, for in all the exercise of His will and purpose there is not one particle of perverseness or selfishness involved. He performs His will because He knows it is in the best interest of all His creation, for He alone has the knowledge and wisdom necessary to make the right judgment. His nature is LOVE, and love motivates all His actions – toward us, as an elect firstfruit to become a new creation, and towards all the world, which shall be delivered from the bondage of sin and shame in due time.

“God is love,” (I John 4:16). We quote it, write mottoes of it to hang upon our walls, yet find it difficult to believe. “God so loved the world that He gave…” and continues to give out of His boundless supply until He shall have reconciled every man unto Himself, and lifted every creature into the highest realms of glory, to fulfill in each one that purpose for which we are created. It is the working out of a purpose in which He is well pleased. A victory that is totally secure in Himself, and joyously and freely shared with us through His grace.

Ray Prinzing

Sister Doris Prinzing
1130 Allumbaugh St. Apt 257
Boise, Id 83704-8700