May 1, 1999, Saturday

How valuable is the ability to reason and makes conclusions

about the world and those that live around us? Is there any

real purpose to all that happens to us; or is it all by chance

and luck of the genetic draw? Are we powerless to mend the

important things in our lives that can break?

To reason is to come to a conclusion about facts that make

it possible to make a decison based on those facts. Jesus

taught His disciples to understand the fact He was the One

that made the heavens and the earth. He was quite surprised

that they would be so concerned about their daily provision-

"O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves

because you have brought no bread?" (Mat 16:8)- Jesus didn't

think it logical for their concern and trouble when it was

possible for Him to supply anything by one word. They were

able to understand His teaching by His Spirit of wisdom. It

was His words that were simply spoken to create the world.

Luke recorded the work of Paul among the early disciples of

Christ and his methods of encouraging and strengthening them

in their many difficulties. The purpose of trials was taught-

"Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God"

(Acts 14:22); However Jeremiah specifies that God does have a

limit of what affliction He allows and doesn't intend to hurt-

"For He does not afflict willingly, Or grieve the sons of men"

(Lam 3:33). In addition, Ezra states that any affliction that

we endure is less than we deserve (Ezr 9:13). We must conclude

only from the facts that the Creator of the universe wishes to

promote growth and progress in the lives of His precious ones.

David was a man who thirsted after God and His righteousness

but still recognized the sin of his heart. That fact caused him

to recognize the need for the work of a supernatural power

in his being; his mind, soul, and heart. He requested that

God would create an inner being in him with a resolution

that would be fixed and unmoveable to God's purpose for him-

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast

spirit within me" (Psa 51:10). He wanted a right spirit to

maintain his constant relationship with Christ so that he

would not yield to temptation. He never wanted to lose the

joy of his salvation again, for it was not in his own power to

mend that broken fellowship. How valuable that creation of

a New Creature becomes to those precious ones of Christ!

Let us remember who is the Creator of the universe. God's

Name is Jehová Hoseem. He is the God who is the Creator

of our faith and reason. He is the Creator of our growth

and progress in Him. He is the Creator of the New Creature

spiritually. Trust Him and Praise Him Today for all the

"new" that has come and the "old" that has passed away. He

is determined to bring us joy as we progress in Him.