READ: ATCS
10:34-44
God is
good. He is ready to lavish his blessings upon those who are willing to pattern
their lives according to His word. In John 14:14, Jesus said, “If
you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” The first time I read this
passage, I paused. As a mathematician, to me, ‘all’ means ‘without exception’.
Anyone who promises to do everything you ask from him is either crazy or the
fellow is the Almighty. I then remembered that, in John 14:6, Jesus Christ said
He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. If He is the Truth, it means He can
never lie. I remember the day I told God to heal me of incessant malaria
attacks and that, in return, I would serve Him for the rest of my life. God
kept His own part of the bargain; now it is my turn to keep mine. He would do
whatever you want but you must keep His commandments (John 14:15). You must do whatever
He wants. I believe this is very simple bargain. How much does He want from
you? Very little. How much do you want from Him? Quite a lot. Let us conclude
today’s quiet time with the illustration of the story of an Indian who, when he
became born again, decided to make God happy. I think, in his dream, he
presented a gift of his blanket to God and wanted God to smile to show His
happiness. God did not smile. He went back and gave hi precious horse to God.
God did not smile. He then presented his bow and arrow, which were his means of
livelihood. Yet God did not smile. Finally, he came to God and said, “Indian
brought blanket, Indian brought horse, Indian brought bow and arrow, now Indian
brought Indian.” It was then that God approved of his gift. The summary is that
God wants you. Because He gave Himself for you, He wants you to yourself to Him.
Are you willing to do so? Once He owns you, He owns whatever you have. Once you
surrender yourself to Him, it becomes very easy to do whatever He asks. The moment
you are willing to do whatever He asks, you will receive miracles with amazing
ease. The joy of it is that, whatever you ask Him, He will do.
MEMORIZE:
Revelation 3:20 –Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My
voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dime with him, and he with
Me.
