pramsay posted on March 01, 2010 17:12
Monday Meditation
March 01, 2010
From the desk of Dr. A.J. Higgins
www.heaven4sure.com
THE WONDER OF DIVINE PURPOSES
"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?"
Romans 8:33
When we come to Romans 8:31-39 we come to one of the great mountain peaks of Romans, and indeed, of all Scripture. In the early chapters of Romans, we were brought into the courtroom of divine justice. Charge after charge was placed against us. Our mouths were shut; our tongues silenced. "Guilty!" was the verdict which rang out through the moral universe. We stood condemned with no excuse, no exception, and no escape.
Into this scene stepped divine grace and love. The intervening chapters have revealed the wonder of divine purposes and ways. Atonement, reconciliation, justification - all have done their work. We enter the courtroom again and, as we listen, we hear that there is no charge. We look around and see that there is no prosecuting attorney. Wonder of wonder, we look up and see that there is no judge.
Such is the efficacy of that work and the value of the person of Christ that we stand accepted, welcomed, at home, in the presence of God.
Questions to Consider
1. "God for us," is what verse 31 tells us. In Matthew 1:23, it is "God with us." And in 1 John 4:12, "God is in us." Think about these and the implications of each statement.
2. In Genesis 42:36 there was a man, Jacob, who had lost one son and now was in danger of losing another. As he surveyed his losses, he said, "All these things are against me." How does this contrast with the verses before us?
3. What are some of the "all things" we are promised in this verse?