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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAUGUST2013Aswereflectonlifeitselfweasbelievershavetopauseandthinkabouthowwecameintobeing.TheBibletellsusthatalmightyGodisthegiveroflife.InSt.John11-3itreadsInthebeginningwasthewordandthewordwaswithGodandthewordwasGod.ThesamewasinthebeginningwithGod.Allthingsweremadebyhimandwithouthimwasnotanythingmadethatwasmade.Thesescripturesshouldkeepourfocusontheonewhoisallandhasall.IJohn31-3tellsusBeholdwhatmanneroflovetheFatherhathbestoweduponusthatweshouldbecalledthesonsofGodthereforetheworldknowethusnotbecauseitknewhimnot.BelovednowarewethesonsofGodanditdothnotyetappearwhatweshallbebutweknowthatwhenheshallappearweshallbelikehimforweshallseehimasheis.Andeverymanthathaththishopeinhimpurifiethhimselfevenasheispure.InthebookofActs1728itsaysForinhimweliveandmoveandhaveourbeingascertainalsoofyourownpoetshavesaidForwearealsohisoffspring.ItsalsoGodwhohasbeentheonetosustainus.InthePsalms544BeholdGodisminehelpertheLordiswiththemthatupholdmysoul.WehavetostopputtingsomuchfaithinmenandlooktoGodwhoisourpresenthelpinandoutoftrouble.SomehowwecontinuelookingtoourPoliticiansandotherstohavepityonusandtohelpprovidethethingsweneedinthislifeandtohelpmakethingsbetteroverall.Theproblemisthatmostofourpoliticalrepresentativesveryquicklybecomemoreconcernedabouttheirownwelfarewhetherfinancialorpolitical.WhenwelooktootherstoprovidewhatGodpromisedusheallowsustoourownvolition.IunderstandthatwearetopetitionGodandhewillsendthoseasheseesfittogiveintoourbosomsasitstatesinLuke638.Firstwemustalsobegivers.Inmanyinstancesourproblemisthatwehaveourprioritiesoutoforder.Godwantsustotrusthimandhimonly.GodthroughhissoninHebrews122saysLookinguntoJesustheauthorandfinisherofourfaithwhoforthejoythatwassetbeforehimenduredthecrossdespisingtheshameandissetdownattherighthandofthethroneofGod.Thisshouldgiveusasenseofpeaceandcontentmentknowingthattheonewhocreatedmanstillcontrolstheuniverse.Andthisshouldalsobearemindertousthatifheisincontroloftheuniversehesalsoincontrolofallthethingsthatweencounterinthislife.Thisincludesthethingsweseeasgoodthingsandalsowhatweseeasthebadanduglythings.EitherwayGodhasthepoweroverall.Godistheonlyonewhoknowswhenourtimeisuponthisearth.Itskindoflikesettingyourovenfortimebake.Hestheonewhomadeusandheknowsjusthowlongwewillbehere.Proverbs35-6statesTrustintheLordwithallthineheartandleannotuntothineownunderstanding.Inallthywaysacknowledgehimandheshalldirectthypaths.IfwecontinuetolookelsewhereforourhelpwithoutinvolvingGodwesoonfindoutthatthosewhoweplaceourtrustinandstronglybelievingthattheywouldbetheretohelpthosethatareinneedplacestheminanotherlightoppositeofGod.Theybeingthegiversbecamethegettersthesustainersbecametheholdersandthefinishersbecametheterminators.AswelookatExcelthatwasgiventhroughavisionfromGodovertheyearsthetrustwasplacedinman.ButmanisfallibleandGodisinfallible.Nowinto31yearswebelievethatGodhasbeenthetruesustainer.Andwecontinuetobelievethataslongasthereisaneedtoeducateyoungpeopleinallphasesoflifethathewillbethereuntilhesaysitsfinished.Godismyallandall.JamesClevelandWilWilsonGIVERSUSTAINERFINISHERthedenverexcelinstitute.org