But
as it is written:
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
nor have entered into the heart
of man the things which God
has prepared for those who love Him.
I Corinthians 2:9
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
nor have entered into the heart
of man the things which God
has prepared for those who love Him.
I Corinthians 2:9
We
live in a world where it would seem there are few surprises left.
Our world has been through so much and most people are so world savvy
that it's even hard to surprise someone with a birthday gift. In
some years back, maybe you can remember with me, the television
program “Gomer Pyle.” He was a bit of a country bumpkin and was
so naïve that it was easy to pull something over on him. When he
was surprised by something, the funniest thing Gomer would say with
a loud, twangy voice was, “SURR-PRAHS...SURR-PRAHS!!
All
of us like surprises, when it comes to good or fun things. A
surprise isn't always just good things though. A surprise is
anything that comes our way that is totally unexpected. That might
be a surprise gift, surprise party, medical diagnosis, being
tail-ended by another car, etc. As I write, a friend of mine by the
name of Linda was walking to work. As she was crossing the street, a
car going 30 MPH hit her and sent her flying up on the hood and
windshield of the car. In this short amount of time, she has had
several surgeries, each one very serious in nature. Linda is one of
the sweetest ladies you could ever meet, who loves and serves the
Lord faithfully. That morning as she crossed the street, she could
never have imagined what was in store for her as she stepped out into
the crosswalk, never dreaming that in those moments, her life would
be totally changed....sur-prise, sur-prise.
I
love the above verse. God has made big preparations for you and me.
Just the fact that He would prepare with His own power something
special for us is so amazing to me. In this passage, we don't see a
list of what those things are but in this case, they must really be
something. We see that our major senses are involved in this process
of God's working on our behalf.
EYE
has not seen: We love things that look nice, are pretty, are
pleasant to behold. Whatever God has in store, it's like we've never
seen before.
EAR has not heard: Whatever God has in store we've never heard anything like what He has in mind for us.
HEART: We allow a lot of hopes and desires to become a part of our heart's thinking. His goodness to us will be things we could never dream up or imagine.
EAR has not heard: Whatever God has in store we've never heard anything like what He has in mind for us.
HEART: We allow a lot of hopes and desires to become a part of our heart's thinking. His goodness to us will be things we could never dream up or imagine.
God's
“things” He's prepared, appear to me in this verse to be very
personal, hand picked and developed by God just for us individually.
I recently saw a man interviewed on television. He is a man who
dotes on himself. He owns two or three expensive cars, a boat,
jewelry many folks would envy. If he sees someone with an upgrade on
any of his items, he goes and purchases something that outdoes that
person. This man really cannot be surprised. There's not a gift,
possession or party that could surprise this man. All he does for
himself puts him in a constant state of the deepest of debt.
However,
there are things about God that constantly surprise me when I think
about who He is in my life. There is nothing new about these
things but I love thinking about them.
+ I am amazed at God's power. From creation and parting the Red Sea to Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, we should stand in awe of all God can do and continues to do.
+ I am amazed at God's power. From creation and parting the Red Sea to Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, we should stand in awe of all God can do and continues to do.
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I'm also amazed at God's presence. There
are people in Scripture who tried in any number of ways to flee God's
presence but to no avail. He is everywhere and has every right to
be. I am astonished beyond belief that out of the millions and
millions of His followers, He can single me out for His own special
plan and assignment for my life. God can single me out of all other
believers to be loved, instructed and yes, corrected by Him. It's as
if I'm His only child even though I know that isn't so.
I
stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene.
And wonder how He could love me
A sinner, condemned unclean.
How marvelous
How wonderful
And my song shall ever be.
Oh how marvelous
Oh how wonderful
Is my Savior's love for me.
Of Jesus the Nazarene.
And wonder how He could love me
A sinner, condemned unclean.
How marvelous
How wonderful
And my song shall ever be.
Oh how marvelous
Oh how wonderful
Is my Savior's love for me.
I
love who God is in my life and everything He is in my life. Despite
all of His goodness in my life on a regular basis, He is still full
of surprises in my life as well. God sends things and people into my
life that could only be of Him. You and I, although undeserving of
God's goodness, should feel such gratitude toward Him and for Him who
is faithful in our lives. I love that there's no imagining all God
has in store for us BUT...it is “for those who love Him.” God is
still in the process of preparing even more things for us and I can
hardly wait to see what else He has in store for my life. It's got
to be spectacular.
Thank
you Father for Your goodness in my life. Forgive my lack of
gratitude and taking Your blessings for granted. Thank you for
sending Jesus into my life and for Your Holy Spirit who teaches me
the Word and who guides and directs my life. In Jesus' precious
name...Amen.
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