Your Biography: Written in Advance

One of the greatest truths in Holy Scripture is the "Predestination" of every child of God. In fact every sinner has been predestinated but cannot know the plan until they surrender to Christ. Man was created in the image of God and is uniquely designed. Your DNA is so perfect that one hair from your head can convict you in a court of Law. Your ten fingerprints are uniquely you. The iris of your eyes are now being used to give access to security locations is highly sensitive places of government. If the Creator made you this special in your body it would be insane to cast you on the sea of time with no plan. The Father created you, every one of you, for Himself. He has a complete will for your whole life. Here’s what the Bible says to all of us. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." (Romans 8: 14) If you are a son and you do His whole will, He then promises, "….All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8: 28) If your life is a mess give up your will and embrace His will. The difference is like the difference in Heaven or earth and finally, Heaven or Hell. Comments are welcome at jrc@pawcreek.org

Your Biography Written In Advance

The Heavenly Father has written your biography even before you were born. He did not create the human family like a ship afloat at sea. We are individuals planned with a personal purpose. Every one of us has our own set of fingerprints. The iris of our eye is unique and special to every life. Our DNA is an absolute identification for each one of us. One hair of your head left at the scene of a crime can convict you in a court of law.

What a marvel each of us are — both to God and ourselves. Before all the above was scientifically understood, the psalmist said, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee" (Psalm 139:14-18).

The Creator was not about to leave such a beautiful creation without a plan. Every living soul born to women is his design with a divine reason to be here. Nothing about our life was left to chance. To make sure of that he predestined us with a goal toward a splendid result. "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified" (Romans 8:29-30). "Foreknow" is a theological term that can be attributed to our sovereign God alone. It is clearly a broad terminology that spells out His divine purpose for each person. I love the statement, "Our Biography In Advance," because He has a great plan.

Please notice this "Biography In Advance" is first a plan of purity of life. His purpose and grace is to create in you the "Image of Christ." A shabby life cannot reach the goals He has planned. He calls every one of us; and, as we yield ourselves to His will, He justifies us and glorifies us. It is a work of grace that often takes time to grow.

Apostle Paul stated after considerable time in his walk with God, "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:12-14). Instant perfection in His design for us is not possible. There is a self to crucify and His Word to obey. As this occurs, we go on to His perfect will. I have studied the lives of some of His greatest saints and it was a joy to watch them grow in Him. Put behind your past failures and go forward with abandonm ent to this will of God. You must learn the life of obedience and sensitivity to the Spirit if you discover the great design He has planned.

Apostle Paul said to the Hebrews, "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God" (Hebrews 6:1). He is talking about discovering God’s perfect will in your life. Church history records the incredible results that an extremely small number of people have experience in the perfect will of God.

The Spirit said, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (II Chronicles 16:9). The man or women that will surrender and be totally the Lord’s property will be blessed with a special life. Again, the Spirit promised, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28).

Every one of us will be judged on the basis of the plan that God has chosen for us. We are saved by grace and imputed with His righteousness. Our salvation has nothing to do with our works. A saved person will live a holy life, but we will be rewarded by our life service and surrender to His will. "Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour" (I Corinthians 3:8).

Today, start planning your life for Him alone. Let the words Jesus taught us become a lifestyle. The Lord said we should not plan anything without seeking His will. He stated that even planning a trip to town should be announced by saying, "If the Lord wills." "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:6).