“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32)
Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience. As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16) Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
(Jas. 5:7-8)
If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief. We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32) We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20) How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)
His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987) It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life. We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one. Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.”
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.htmlNovember 11, 2013
“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”
(Ro. 8:32)
Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience. As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16) Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
(Jas. 5:7-8)
If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief. We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32) We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20) How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)
His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987) It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life. We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one. Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.”
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience. As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16) Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
(Jas. 5:7-8)
If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief. We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32) We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20) How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)
His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987) It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life. We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one. Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.”
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.htmlNovember 11, 2013
“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”
(Ro. 8:32)
Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience. As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16) Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
(Jas. 5:7-8)
If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief. We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32) We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20) How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)
His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987) It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life. We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one. Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.”
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
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