WE NEED A REVELATION OF THIS GREAT FACT
We need a revelation of this to be able to begin to grasp what it means. The Prophet Daniel had such a revelation and we can see it in the things he said.
Daniel 2:20-23 “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons; He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.”
We need more than just ‘lumen siccum’ but ‘lumen madidum’. ‘Lumen Siccum’ speaks of basic ‘dry illumination’ but ‘Lumen Madidum’ speaks of an illumination that is heavy or drenched and soaked with understanding – revelation! Knowledge calls for movement of the mind but revelation calls for movement of the heart. I pray that your heart will be moved, that there will be a movement within your own heart and that as a result you will begin to see God in a different light, and in a new dimension. I pray that He will come and melt away every resistance to such revelation. I pray that He will captivate your heart with His greatness and sovereignty. May He come right now and breathe upon you and may your spirit be open and receptive to the things He wants you to know and understand.
HE FILLS EVERYTHING IN EVERY WAY
There is another dimension to the sovereignty of God. He wants to come and fill everything in every way.
Ephesians 1:23 ‘the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!’
The picture that this created in my mind has so inspired and filled me. The empty silo can be filled with grain. The empty honeycomb can be filled with honey. The empty vessel can be filled with the glory of God. The empty cistern can once again be filled with water. The place of darkness can be filled and flooded with light. The tank can once again be full. He fills the oceans with water. He fills the sky with stars. See Him filling you out of the infinite store of heaven. He will come and fill every space that we give Him. If you give Him the space of your life, He will come and fill it completely. If you will give Him your family, He will come and fill them. It speaks of overflowing abundance. You and I were designed to be filled. You and I were designed to be filled in every possible way. Not just a touch, or a taste only, but filled with everything in every way. Why would we settle for anything less? Why would you instead be filled with anger and sadness, frustration and stress? Let’s rid our lives of the garbage and let Him come in all His sovereignty and fill us completely with everything He has for us.
THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IS ONE OF SURRENDER
Is it any wonder that the hymn writer wrote: ‘I surrender all, all to Jesus I surrender, I surrender all!’ When we grasp what His sovereignty means we can rest in it. It can give us the complete confidence we so long to experience and enjoy. We can stop worrying and we can start enjoying the ride. We can receive His authority and drop the unbelief. Once this is established in our hearts we can realize that whoever is on God’s side is on the winning side and cannot lose and whoever is on the other side is on the losing side and cannot win. We can choose the side, but not the end result. That, my friends, is the sovereignty of God. In His sovereignty, God has determined that all who willingly commit themselves to His Son, Jesus Christ, will receive eternal life and become a son and a daughter of God. It’s as simple as that. Let our lives be an act of surrender to the One who knows all things, is all powerful and operates in complete freedom and yet wants to come and fill us in every way with everything!
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