Let Go and Let God – Part 2

 

Michael continues today that there's a parable in Luke 17 about a servant who after working all day in the field, came into his master's house. His master said, "First prepare my meal and then after I have finished you can sit down and eat." The humble servant served as his master commanded. He did not expect to receive praise for performing his duties in service to his master. The Stoics believed that the duty of every man was acceptance and to endure without questioning; to defer, acquiesce and to resign oneself to the inevitable. Jesus reminded us that we all live in a “fallen world” due to sin. He said, "" In this world ye shall have tribulation.  However, be of good cheer, because I have overcome the world.

Natural disasters are inevitable. According to Romans 8:22, "the whole world groans and travails like birth pains until now." How close together are the spiritual birth pains? As the time between contractions decreases, "the redemption of our bodies", when Christ returns draws nearer. Nothing happens in this world without God allowing it to happen. The Holy Scriptures say, "Happy is the man who condemns not himself in that thing which He alloweth."  

In Romans 8:28, what is it that we know with great confidence? We know that to those who love God and who are called according to his purpose, all things work together for good. Jesus said, If you love me, you'll let go. This is the only way we'll see everything working together for good. Ephesians 4 says, "Walk worthy of the calling wherewith you are called." In loving the Lord, by obedience to his Word, we will learn God's purpose for our journey in this life. When we give God permission to help Himself with our lives, we can continue in His Word as Christ's disciplined followers. And then we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us free.

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

The irony is that to be “set free” means to surrender to His will. "My hands up are up, I surrender," is not a confession that comes naturally for most men and women. However, surrender to our Lord Jesus Christ is the requirement for a life lived more abundantly. When we let go and let God, He does all things well. 

May God richly bless you!

Your brother in Christ, Michael