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1 | Creatures Dependent on their Creator | Is 64:7 | DocTrinsograce | 199238 | ||
"The fact is that man, be he regenerate or unregenerate, is a dependent creature, wholly dependent upon his Maker for every breath he draws, every thought he thinks, every act he performs, spiritual or natural, for 'in Him we live, and move, and have our being' (Acts 17:28). Man may pride himself in his self-sufficiency, boast of his free-will, and imagine he is lord of himself, but he only deceives himself and denies his creaturehood in so doing. "When Pilate vaunted himself to Christ, asking, 'Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?' He answered, 'Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above' (John 19:10-11). Roman official though he was, and invested with Caesar's authority, yet Pilate was utterly impotent, with no more inherent and self-sufficient power to perform a natural act than a lump of inanimate clay until God should vouchsafe it unto him. The clear teaching of Holy Writ is that man has not a particle more of natural power in and of himself than he has spiritual power. 'But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God [thy relation to Him, and thy complete dependency upon Him]: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth' (Deuteronomy 8:18), i.e., who supplies thee with health, strength, and wisdom to perform natural acts, and who alone determines the measure of thy success therein. 'For she did not know [nevertheless it was a fact!] that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, ... [yes, even when] they prepared [the same] for Baal' (Hosea 2:8). "What effect does such a belief have upon you? What fruit does it produce in your daily life? Does it merely result in Muhammadan apathy and fatalistic inertia, or does it cast you back upon God so that you seek His enabling for everything? Scripture not only reveals the dependency of the creature upon its Maker, his inherent helplessness, but it also teaches that man is a responsible creature, a rational and moral agent, accountable to God for all his thoughts, words, and deeds. Do you 'believe' that too? If not, your creed is sadly defective. You are responsible to glorify your Maker, to be subject to His authority, to do those things which are pleasing in His sight. But, you reply, I am unable to do so. True, and you are equally unable to dig your garden unless God grants you strength, or to attend to your financial matters unless He gives you wisdom. Do you therefore lie in bed and do nothing? The only difference between our power and powerlessness to perform natural and spiritual acts is this, that our hearts are averse to the latter. The natural man hates God, and the things of the Spirit are foolishness to him. He loves material things, and therefore he pursues them eagerly." --Arthur W. Pink |
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2 | Creatures Dependent on their Creator | Is 64:7 | azurelaw | 199240 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Excellent quote. When I finish reading it, I think of Proverb 6:9-11 and a story (about a lazy boy) told to me when I was a child warning us not to be lazy: "In a village, lived a woman and her extremely lazy son. One day, the mother had to leave home for a couple of days. In worrying about her son's diet provision, she made an enormously huge ring shape bread which was good enough for her son during her absence from home. After she put the bread around the neck of her son who was still lying in bed lazily, she departed. Days passed and she went home after finishing her business. Upon her arrival, she found the son lying dead already and she noticed that he was starve to death as he only ate the part that was laid close to his mouth for he was too lazy to turn the bread around." Shalom Azure |
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3 | Creatures Dependent on their Creator | Is 64:7 | DocTrinsograce | 199242 | ||
Good story, Sister Azure! :-) | ||||||
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