Whatever the truth of the Holy Spirit, we are called to be ALL IN. God wants ALL we are. If we are to “live by the Spirit” then we must be “filled with the Spirit” (Rom. 8:5, Eph. 5:18). This means we are to be CONSUMED by the Holy Spirit in such a way that ALL OF LIFE is transformed (Rom. 12:2).
If things are what you want, God can give you things, but if it is God you want you must be willing to hold “all these things” lightly and cling tenaciously to God himself. These things, these blessings we covet, the gifts, and even the spiritual gifts we desire, the …
There is no other way to be content in “whatever the circumstances” than to trust that God loves us in all circumstances, than to trust in the God who is in all circumstances (Phil. 4:11).
“…in view of God’s mercy…” The preceding chapter (Romans 11) ends by discussing how God leaves is looking to show mercy to the disobedient. And then there is this beautiful passage: Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his …