Runneth all Over

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

Philippians 2:15-17

In fact there comes a no fault to them that are knowing the Lord. To them which be in Christ as the Scripture has said they are new creations indeed. Old things wouldn't you know have passed away and behold all things have become new. Though it follows that sometimes we've got our stuff jacked up as much as the next person if not more so. Then it would follow when we are no longer looking, acting , or smelling like our Father in Heaven that he has to come along and right all our wrongs. So too does he collect us as though from a mighty long way to the praise of his glory in Heaven. Though to what purpose it is now, and herein is the crookedness and perversion really seen. Our God would rather though we lit up the darkness with the light of himself, candles raised above us high reaching to places that our God would meet each no matter the need or wherever they've been. Though as Paul would've said it, if there's something that interfered with our shining, best just to seek unto him and cause him to come and clear it again. Indeed there's not a day that goes by apart from his promise nor so too that we couldn't rest in his care. Suffice to say that in all this our God is still working to his good and his glory all things in his Word. So that if there's some rejoicing to be found then with him, it's that he's straightened the paths then instead and established them just with his Word. Indeed, it's a no fault relationship being blameless if you had rathered just of his Son. Though when it comes on down to it really, all this we have suffered so that we might be to the praise of the glory above. It's not that we're taking the Savior's place there for ourselves nor yet able to bring ourselves in any way there. If that were the case, then would we not even be needing the Word of the Lord. Though Paul has it before him much as a mirror or a map to show where he's at. When it comes to knowing the paths and ways you should go, our God knows them all so very well. He's God isn't he and it's time he took his place in our lives. Thus the effort is not just of us then but rather of him. Paul though also well knows that there's those who would've carried on just about as though running a race for their lives. In fact, they've worked so very hard all for kingdom rewards and in the end I'm afraid some of them will face a 'what are you doing that for.' So that if there's any good left to be seen in our lives, it points it's way back to the Father above. So too can we hope to be found as called unto and after his love. Certainly it's not as though Paul had just barged on in walking all over some people's faith claiming first place and also who's best. Rather though he came to preach the gospel of Christ wherever he went that all men might hear, come to a knowledge, and so too then believe. Then again, that's where the offense of the cross comes in at once more. Though it's not an offense to those who have trusted but rather an offering almost as that of a life well spent for the Lord. Hence though with so many lives saved and changed and on the way to glory or at least he'd thought so then truly, Paul doubtless felt some sort of way about it that you'd soon see down here below. That's to say though when it's a life rooted and grounded in him and well lived for the Lord why shouldn't there be some earthly rewards. Though when you're called by him and built up in his power, there comes forth a not in vain from the Lord. He's a God ready and able to save all you see no matter wherever they be. Though when it comes to the Father's house there's just him waiting and him in his love. Without knowing the Father I'm afraid, there won't be no joining him there.