His Responsibility

His Responsibility

Remind God of His entire responsibility. This is the advice of a devotional writer in commenting on the cry of Asa (2 Chron. 14:11 ASV), "Lord, there is none beside thee to help." There are things that God must do, simply because we cannot do them ourselves. That is why our security, day by day, must come from God. "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you. . . having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" (Gal. 3:1, 3).

The old Scotch lady was right. When she was visited by a very young minister who was short on experience, she held fast to her firm assurance of her safety in Christ. "But just suppose that after all God should let you sink into hell?" said the minister. "He would lose more than I would," came the firm answer of faith. "All I would lose would be my own soul, but He would lose His good name." Yes, she was right. The security of the believer does not depend on the individual ability to hang on, but on the eternal power of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

As God must be responsible for our salvation and security, so He must take care of us in our difficulties. "Lord, there is none beside Thee to help." "The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own." It is in this extremity, when there is no power in others or in self, that we must remind God of His responsibility. How often the Scriptures give us the examples of men who were pushed into a corner, cried to God, and He delivered them. He is "the same . . . today."

We must also realize God's responsibility for our growth. "It is God that giveth the increase." "To whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life." All progress in spiritual life comes from Him."He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."

The Scriptures seem to indicate by their tone that God desires to be reminded of His responsibility. This presupposes, of course, a yieldedness on our part, a submission to His will and a daily obedience. But He will ever furnish all the strength.

1. We clearly have limitations now that prevent us from thinking, saying and doing a lot of things. Will we have these same limitations in heaven? What is the capacity of these limitations?
2. If we do not find security in salvation from our own doing, how then does one become saved?
3. God is the one who gives all good things to His creation and holds everything together, can we then ever loose our salvation? If yes, how? I no, why not?
4. How does John 6:35-40 help our understanding of this illustration?