Путь ко Христу. Елена Уайт - Глава 5. Посвящение - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

God's promise reads: “And you will recover me, and find me if you collect me with your whole heart” (Jer. 29:13). [43] A complete return to God is expected from us so that such a change occur in which the resemblance to Him could be restored in us. By nature, we are alienated from God. The Holy Spirit describes our state in this way: “Dead by crimes and sins”, “The whole head in ulcers”, “The heart has descended”, “No ... healthy place”. Satan holds us tightly in his networks, he “caught us into his will” (Eph. 2: 1; Isa. 1: 5-6; 2 Tim. 2:26). God wants to heal and free us. But since this requires radical transformation and updating of our entire nature, we must completely submit to it.

The struggle with your "I" is the biggest battle that people have ever had to be conducted. To humble your "I", completely submit to the will of God, you need to make efforts. Without dedication to God, a new life in holiness is impossible for man.

The reign of God is not based on blind humility, on crazy subordination, as Satan would like to imagine. God appeals to the mind and conscience of His creations. He offers people: “Come and reason” (Isa. 1:18). He does not rape our will and accepts only a voluntary, reasonable worship. Obedience by forcing would exclude the possibility of comprehensive mental and moral development. [44] It would turn a person into a robot. This is contrary to the will of the Creator. He wants a person - the crown of his creation - to reach the highest development. God offers us the highest bliss and wants to introduce us into him by the power of His grace. He calls us to surrender to him so that he can implement his plan in us. For us, the choice: do we wish to free ourselves from the slavery of sin in order to join the freedom of the children of God?

Giving ourselves to God, we must certainly abandon everything that shares us with him.

That is why the Savior says: “Any of you who will not renounce everything that has, cannot be my student” (Luke 14:33). Wealth attracts many people. Love for money, a thirst for enrichment is a gold chain with which they are riveted to Satan. Others are most striving for fame and honors. Life without worries and responsibility is an idol of others. But these slave shackles must be broken. We cannot half belong to the Lord, but half - to the world. We are not the children of God, if we do not belong to him completely.

Some argue that they serve God, although they rely on their own efforts with regard to the fulfillment of his law, the formation of a righteous nature and salvation. These people have not yet felt the love of Christ with all their hearts. They strive to strictly fulfill their Christian duties as the requirements of God, in order to in this way acquire an eternal life. Such a religion gives nothing. When Christ lives in the heart, our soul is so filled with his love and the joy of communicating with Him, which can no longer do without Him. [45] Thinking about him, we forget about our "I", all our actions are moved by love for Christ. Everyone who feels the attractive power of God's love does not think about how to satisfy God's demands at the cost of the smallest sacrifices on their part. They strive to live in complete harmony with the will of their Redeemer, ready to leave everything and completely devote themselves to the achievement of the chosen goal. If in the heart of a Christian there is no deep love, his religion is only words, deception and a painful burden.

Maybe you think that, giving Christ everything, you go to too much victim? Then ask yourself the question: "What did Christ give for me?" For the sake of our salvation, the Son of God sacrificed everyone - personal well -being, calm, life. He gave us all his heart, all his love. Are we, people, people who are unworthy of such love, will close our hearts for him? Every moment we use his blessings and for this reason we cannot fully realize from what abyss of ignorance and suffering are extracted. Can we look at the one that