WHAT SHALL I DO?
“And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life? – If you would enter into life, keep
the commandments. – if you would be perfect…come and follow
The yearnings of the “hidden
man of the heart” (1Peter 3:4) to progress into the heights and depths of
the reality in God, often bring us to the on-going
question, “What shall I do?” Man’s responsibility versus
God’s responsibility has produced myriad work and standards from man’s
endeavors; or else the pendulum swings far to the other extreme of a carnal,
passive attitude of “it’s all God and
grace” and I am not responsible. However, there is a balance, a daily
out-living of His in-working. “What shall
we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto
them, “This is the work of God, that you believe on Him whom He has sent”
– John 6:28-29
So
I’m knowing that I’m growing – when the truth becomes
a-showing
Of the way that lead me upward to the throne.
How our spirits now are yearning – and the inner fires burning,
As the Father separates us for His own.
Drawn away from earthly pleasures – and the things that self would treasure,
till we find our life is hid in Christ alone.
In the life He has imparted – are the paths as yet uncharted,
And the going is unfolded by His grace.
Let the doing be the living – of the life that He is giving,
Till at last in glory we behold His face.
For the message that we’re seeing – is that doing
comes from being,
As in Him we occupy in our own place.
Thus, we turn from fleshly striving – with its nervous forces driving,
That we now might rest in Him, in love divine
Daily Overcoming