Overwhelming of Mercy

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Philippians 1:28-29; Philippians 2:1

I mean, sometimes it's the time, sometimes it's the weather, sometimes it's our sin or our fault crept into the middle, and sometimes it's just what our God would have rathered. That's not to say though that there's some fault to be found in the Lord. Last time we'd talked about how that sometimes our enemies so once do appear but now just as of Christ then in full. It's what happens when there's more at stake that any of us know of so far. You see, Paul too had once known his salvation as one who'd bring him from the uttermost into his service and so as on back home with him then. Then again, haven't you heard of his story how that he'd once been on the road to Damascus when he'd met with his angel. It sounds fanciful to say such as the Lord would've put it, but wasn't there a loud voice in particular and the Lord that was there in the end. His eyes too had been blinded for the bright light that appeared, as though in darkness a light had now shined in his heart. I mean, it's the fulfillment of prophecy isn't it, how good our God is to his children, his enemies, or anyone really who'd but put their trust then in him. Paul though had been on his way to persecute the church or to kill all them that had been named for the Lord. Perhaps as some had once said they're doing God a favor or two both now and back then. Though the only favor they're doing is just a calling on the name of the Lord and you already know he's not going to let that go unanswered now is he. In fact, it's a conflict if you will with what you already know to be true. Therefore, it so follows that some of the more Christlike must extend his love and his favor to a world that is dying, whether dead wrong or just an enemy there in particular. It'd follow then a story often told of Christ and his ministry that he came to the unworthy, the undeserving, them that had not, and even the least. The only other thing that follows then is to them that have done it to the least of these his children, as unto the Lord, they have done so even to him in their midst. That's why we feed the hungry, visit them that are in prison, bring water to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the fatherless and widow in their affliction, and keep ourselves unspotted from the world. It's so that at any time really our God might come in. That's why anything that's done is always as unto him. We're meant to be a consolation of Christ, a comfort of love, and a fellowship of the Spirit and as bowels and mercies of God expressed then in particular. Yet we're not though just as mere pictures rather who'd as all things do point the whole world on back to his Son. Indeed, it's all just to the praise of his glory though a seeing of Christ there in particular. He's our consolation, our comfort, and our fellowship too with his Son. He's also our judgement and our high priest able to absolve any from even the utmost of sin. Until next time then, let's just trust only in him and also do good to all men no matter where or whom they might've followed on after nor yet how far they've wandered as off into sin.