To God Belongs the Glory by Jerome Stewart
The Apostle Paul said to the brethren in Romans chapter 8 vs. 31; “If God is for us, who can be against us?” He is the exact same God today! When there is a willingness to live each day by the will of God, mankind will do the right things and make decisions based on and in conjunction with the knowledge of; God’s word. Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul to the brethren in 2nd. Corinthians chapter 2 vss. 14 thru 17 which says; “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.” Stop the presses! In vs. 17 Paul mentioned those who peddle the word of God, in essence for personal ambition/gain, and in doing so pervert God’s word, and God knows who you are! If you do not understand anything at the beginning and end of each day, please understand this. It’s all about Jesus to the glory of the Father in heaven. It is not about following the wisdom of any man who did not experience one scintilla of the pain Jesus felt when He allowed Himself to be nailed to the cross of Calvary. He had the power to destroy those who nailed Him to the cross immediately had He chosen to do so. In 2nd. Corinthians chapter 4 as Paul continued to instruct and encourage the brethren, in vs. 7 he says; “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not us.” In vss. 8 thru 10 Paul was in rare form saying; “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in the despair, persecuted but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—always carrying about in the body of the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may be made manifested in our mortal flesh.” FYI; To God be the glory for sending Jesus into the world, not some of the time, but all the time!
