Going Looking for God

“Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” Luke 9:23 “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.” 2 Co. 2:14

As I have stated I am doing a wonderful Bible Study regarding knowing the will of God. Unit 2 deals solely with our awareness of where God is working and going to Him. We have an invitation to participate in His work rather than our demands of Him to help us accomplish our work.

We cannot live a self-centered and self-focused life when following Christ. We can easily deceive ourselves that we are doing the work of the LORD, when in fact we were never called upon to accomplish certain works. Not only will our attempts not be as triumphant as if God were leading but we risk the exclusion of the chosen instrument of God to carry out that work. We must not frustrate the work of God.

The Bible gives name after name of individuals whom God sought for specific purposes. If that person was surrendered to Him great things were accomplished through Him. Moses did not approach God and ask to free the Israelites from the hands of the Egyptians. Noah did not look around and decide that his fellowmen were evil and informed he was building an ark to separate his family from mankind. God will never sit back and wait on our plans but rather invite us to join Him in His plan. We must decide to wake up each morning and ask God, ‘What can I do to join You in Your work today, Lord?’

Our focus on life should be God and not ourselves. ‘The essence of sin is a shift from God-centeredness to self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is denying self instead of affirming self. We must deny ourselves and return to God-centeredness in our lives. Then God has us in a place where He will accomplish His eternal purposes through us.’ Experiencing God – Knowing and Doing the Will of God, p. 32.

I don’t know about you but I am going looking for God today to spread some of His fragrance!