We as Christians are like the Cedars of Lebanon. God has planted each one of us. No man who follows Christ is doing so because of his own will, but only because God wanted it so. Rom 3:10 says that no man seeks after God, and therefore no man can find God. It is God who seeks us out and then brings us to life and places us in right standing with Himself. In this whole process there is nothing that we do ourselves. Even our repentance unto salvation is a gift from God. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Cedars of Lebanon are not watered by any man, and they are growing on rocks. In like manner God waters us and cause us to grow, as we too are firmly planted upon the rock. It is God’s grace that saves us, even when we were His enemies and it is God’s grace that causes us to grow in Him. It is God’s grace that keeps us until we die or Jesus comes back, and even then we will experience God’s grace as He releases us from the bondage of this earthly sinful nature, these corrupted bodies. We have so much to be thankful for. Rejoice in the Lord for He is good. Live lives that show the joy of your salvation clearly to those around you. God is glorified and honoured most when we are satisfied in Him.
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