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Scripture~Matthew 7.21 (WE)
Some people say to me, "Lord, Lord". But not all who say that will go into the kingdom of heaven [lit., heavens]. Only those who do what my Father in heaven [lit., the heavens] wants, will go in.
Comments
We are not so important that God, Who is Infinity, has to wait for us finite beings to work toward fulfilling the Divine Will for this universe. Yet, in a mysterious way God chooses to work toward the Fulfillment through our willing participation.
Our consent and action is vital to what the Divine Will is in this moment for each of our lives. The Holy Spirit works in consort with us. That working is shaped by the Divine initiation but, also, the Spirit responding to our response to the Spirit.
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Our reception of this human life, though brief, puts us in this position of necessary response. In every moment you are by consent or resistance necessarily participating.
Jesus says to us that consenting participation with the Divine Will is defining of whether we are truly a Christian or not. Then, how can we claim we do not have time to follow that Divine Will, even at personal cost, when that following is defining of our relationship to the Triune Mystery?
Suggested Reflection
What does it mean that we participate with God by consent or resistance? What does it mean that the Divine Will is, moment by moment, shaped in regard to our lives by our response to His initiative?
See next page for Purpose of OneLife, reference to the writer's book, and matters pertaining to source material in this devotional.
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