1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
“I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that called you, who also will do it.”
What of Today’s Verse…
He will do it. There is a tone of confidence in these words which bespeaks the unwavering faith of the Apostle in the faithfulness and power of God to do for these early Christian folk what indeed is needed by all of us; first, to be sanctified wholly, and secondly, to be preserved without blame until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We can hardly realise how much this meant for men and women reared amid the excesses and evils of those days, when religion was another name for unbridled indulgence. Blamelessness of life, the stainless habit of the soul, self-restraint–these were the attributes of the few whose nature seemed cast in a special mould. And yet how strong the assertion of the Apostle that, in the face of the insurmountable difficulties, the God of Peace would do even as much for them.
We must distinguish between blamelessness and faultlessness. The latter can only be ours when we have passed into the presence of His glory, and are presented faultless before Him with exceeding joy (Jud_1:24). The former, however, is within the reach of each of us, because God has said that He will do it. The Agent of the blameless life is God Himself. None beside could accomplish so marvellous a result, and He does it by condescending to indwell the soul. As His glory filled Solomon’s Temple, so He waits to infill the spirit, soul, and body of those who trust Him.
He will do it as the God of Peace. The mightiest forces are the stillest. Who ever heard the day break, or detected the footfall of Spring? Who thinks of listening for the throb of gravitation, or the thud of the forces that redden the grape, golden the corn, and cover the peaches with bloom? So God works in the hearts of those who belong to Him. When we think we are making no progress, He is most at work. The presence of ozone in the air can only be detected by a faint colour on a piece of litmus paper, and God’s work in the soul is only apparent as the bloom of perfect love is shown in the life.
Let us Pray:
Almighty God, who loves us, and to whom are known our yearnings for this blessed life; work Thou within us, quietly, gently, mightily, ridding us of the love of sin, and producing within us that blamelessness of soul, which in Thy sight is of priceless value. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Divine Order
I do all that needs to be done by me with ease and efficiency.
Balancing my work, family, and social life, my schedule may be tight and my responsibilities many, but I am not concerned. I keep my thoughts up above the busyness and remain calm and clear, knowing that divine order is established in my life, in all of life.
Because I centre my plans and activities in the divine order that is always present, I do all that is before me with love and grace and without fatigue or pressure. I do what needs to be done by me with ease.
Divine order assures that I am abundantly supplied with all I need. Time and resources are available to me. Strength, energy, and intelligence are mine. Aligned with God’s law of order, I flow with life’s scheduled and unscheduled events.
“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth”–Luke 3:5
