"1 Timothy 1:12: I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.
Isaiah 6:8: Here am I; send me.
It is a signal instance of grace on the part of the Lord that I am allowed to be a volunteer. The Lord has a right, a clearly purchased right, to deal with me very differently. He might issue a peremptory command. He might utter his stern voice of authority, and at once, order me. But he knows what is in man better than to treat thus the broken and relenting heart of whom he has smitten by the brightness of his glorious holiness to the ground, and healed by the touch of his ever-living sacrifice of blood.
He is considerate. He is generous. His servant is not coerced or constrained, as with a bit and bridle. He has the unspeakable privilege and happiness of giving himself voluntarily...to the Lord, who willingly gave himself for him."
....the unspeakable privilege and happiness of giving myself voluntarily to the Lord who willingly gave himself for me...
What an incredible truth to wrestle with...and I think I'll do just that. Moreover, I think I'll try my best to 'live' those words today. How about you?
KG
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