In search of God

Titus 3:4-8, ‘But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.’ Salvation comes to us as a gift of God by His grace through faith in Jesus Christ. No one can claim to have earned his salvation because none of us is worthy; we are all sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God. Through Jesus the Christ, we are credited with righteousness before God and we therefore have the confidence to stand before Him in prayer. At baptism...

Isaiah 25:1, ‘O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.’ Praise and exalt the name of your God, for in His wisdom He has done a great and marvelous thing, planned since the beginning of time. He has crafted a plan to redeem man from the shackles of sin to Himself. He has given man the chance to be clothed in righteousness and to enjoy His presence again. He has showered us with His mercy and abounding grace, our sins He will remember no more. We that have been called into him are now to be called His sons, and all this not because of our own right standing but because of Jesus the Christ who has died our death and given us His life. Praise God indeed, rejoice in His faithfulness, exalt His Holy name.

Psalm 30:4,5, ‘Sing to the Lord, you saints of His; praise His Holy Name. For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.’ We need to rejoice in the Lord because of His great mercy. When we were His enemies, he sent His Son to die in our place so that He could forgive our sins in Him. We are now credited to be righteous in His Son Jesus – a gift from God – and also gifted with eternal life. Even though we may suffer because of our faith in Jesus, we should not despair and be crestfallen but rejoice in the Lord because it only for a short while and then it will be over and we shall be with our Lord and Savior Jesus in Heaven. Look at the suffering as birth pains that we must endure, to be transformed and renewed, and soon we will be enjoying the coming of our Christ.

Habakkuk 3:2, ‘Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. Often when we are faced with tough times, trials and tribulations of this world, we feel forsaken by God lamenting and crying out to Him, asking why He has forgotten us. We focus so much on the current crisis and the darkness enveloping us in the pit we are in that we forget about the crisis that we had faced in the past and how the same God we are crying out as having forsaken us helped us then and lifted us out of the pit that we were in. The God we serve is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever and therefore if He has saved you once He will do it again. All we need to do is be patient and trusting. Whenever we are faced with these situations and we feel despair creeping in, remind yourself of the times past, that you have seen the saving arm of the Lord in your life. Our God is a merciful God and He will show...