Romans 2:6-7
God "will give to each person according to what he has done." To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
God not only seeks after us, he desires relationship with us — i.e., he longs for us to seek after him and after matters that are important to him. When we persistently seek his glory and honor by doing good, when we seek after eternal rather than temporal things, he is overjoyed to give us what he has always designed for us: eternal life with him. In other words, the seeking God is always looking for those seeking him!
Commands
. Mark not if hated by world
1 John 3:13
Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.
. Masters be good to servants
Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
. Meditate upon things of
1 Timothy 4:15
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
Shall I rouse myself up to this?
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The burning heart
Luke 24:32
And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
[Message No: 7378]
God "will give to each person according to what he has done." To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
God not only seeks after us, he desires relationship with us — i.e., he longs for us to seek after him and after matters that are important to him. When we persistently seek his glory and honor by doing good, when we seek after eternal rather than temporal things, he is overjoyed to give us what he has always designed for us: eternal life with him. In other words, the seeking God is always looking for those seeking him!
Commands
. Mark not if hated by world
1 John 3:13
Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.
. Masters be good to servants
Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
. Meditate upon things of
1 Timothy 4:15
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
Shall I rouse myself up to this?
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The burning heart
Luke 24:32
And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
[Message No: 7378]
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