Backpack God-Part 2
The short excerpt is by Tim Keller, and the Scripture is Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
Imagine living your whole life with backpack God and then one day dying and meeting the real God. There is going to come a time in our lives when we realize how foolish that is. If life is going great for you; and you have a backpack God, when life falls apart and little backpack God will not come out, I have some great news for you. Broken people call His name, and He answers. That is why most people come to faith in Christ through brokenness because the façade of life and being in control is broken apart and you realize that you were never in control. Here is what you can expect from God every single time. Grace and mercy in your time of need (Hebrews 4:16). Surrender is not something to fear, but it is where the peace and purpose is. It is where your faith intersects with God s faithfulness and suddenly you are going to have your heavenly Father coming alive in your experience. But anything short of that you are just playing games, and you are just insulting your Creator.
Not my will be done, but your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. What would life look like if you surrendered your life? Get in or get out. Who are you fooling?-only yourself. Your gracious Heavenly Father has invited you into a relationship characterized by trust, and trust translates into surrender and that is where the life change takes place.
If you are not willing to surrender your life to God, then just try a season without Him at all. Maybe that will be the thing that God will use to bring you back into the relationship of grace and mercy to which we have all been invited. Great faith is great surrender, and great surrender is simply living our lives as if God is who He says He is and that He will do everything that He has promised to do.
Have a great week!-David Vining
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