God Decreed It To Happen

Part 3

A Letter From God

Dear mankind,

      In the decrees, there is a difference between what I desire and what I permit. For the unbelievers, I desire that they all be saved; for the believers, I desire that they metabolize doctrine and live in My predesigned plan. I permit you to use your volition and choose for or against My plan. You think of yourselves as free, but you are born in an inescapable slavery, bondage to sin! My gracious decree for mankind calls for a savior, a redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, to purchase your freedom from the slave market of sin. I desire for all to be saved, and I have given you the means for salvation which is faith alone in Christ alone..

John 8:31-32 Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed in Him, “If you abide in My word, [then] you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
 

     Now those of you who are believers, I’ve elected for you to have My highest and best. I desire that you have My highest and best, but that doesn’t mean that you will have it! I permit you to use your volition. I have blessings waiting for you, but it is up to you to get the capacity for them. You do this by studying My Word daily and growing in My grace and knowledge. My desire is to bless you; however, your desires can cause you to reject My blessings. You can choose not to learn about Me and rely on your human power. However, only those things done in the power of the Holy Spirit will be counted for blessings. I love to bless My children. I get great pleasure from fulfilling this desire. Don’t let your desires cause you to reject My blessings! Use My power and receive My highest and best!
 

1 Co 3:15 He shall suffer loss [escrow blessings for eternity at the bema seat judgment]; but he himself shall be saved.

 

      Sin and death are displeasing to Me and incompatible, or in sharp opposition, with My divine nature. I do not desire them. Nevertheless, they belong to the decrees under the category of the fall of man. Loser believers are displeasing to Me and in sharp opposition with My sovereign will. Nevertheless, they belong to the decrees. I permit them to use their own free wills against Me. The decrees include a lot of things which are not My desires, because the decrees include all that you think, say, or do. Sin, human good, and evil are not My desires, but are in the decrees because they are performed by your free will. I permit you to use your volition. I desire you to follow My perfect will for your lives.
 

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

     It is My desire for each one of you to have a free will. I know that human volition can and does reject the saving work of Christ and the Christian way of life. In the decrees, I permit this to happen. It is not that some are elected and some aren’t; it is that some choose salvation and some don’t. Free will is the most common cause for human suffering. It is the source of personal sins, human good, and evil! You get yourselves in a lot of trouble. Therefore, you are to take full responsibility for your own wrong decisions. Don’t blame Me or others! In My permissive will, I will not stop the course of action that you want to take. But I will regulate and control the boundaries and the results of your actions. Otherwise you would destroy yourselves! I’m not an unconcerned spectator! I desire for you to choose My perfect plan for your lives!
 

James 4:13-15 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.

      Sin and death are displeasing to Me and incompatible, or in sharp opposition, with My divine nature. I do not desire them. Nevertheless, they belong to the decrees under the category of the fall of man. Loser believers are displeasing to Me and in sharp opposition with My sovereign will. Nevertheless, they belong to the decrees. I permit them to use their own free wills against Me. The decrees include a lot of things which are not My desires, because the decrees include all that you think, say, or do. Sin, human good, and evil are not My desires, but are in the decrees because they are performed by your free will. I permit you to use your volition. I desire you to follow My perfect will for your lives.
 

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

     You can’t change other people. The only one you can change is yourself. You do this first by becoming a believer and then by learning, believing, and using Bible doctrine. Then the Holy Spirit changes your thinking. He gives you the power and thinking to overcome your problems. You are new creatures in Christ. You can do all things through Christ Who strengthens you. You have lots of divine power to use if you choose to use it! Remember, human volition is the source of personal sins, human good, and evil. So, allow Me to take the evil, human good, and sin and turn it into blessings. Be dependent on Me, your loving God, and My ways. Don’t depend on your ways and the world’s ways. Permit Me to change you to the best new creatures you can be! That is My desire!
 

Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for Your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.

    I can change your life if you let Me! I can take the evil, the human good, and sins in your lives and turn them into blessings! So, never give up! Yes, all of your sins have consequences. If you are an unbeliever, the first step is to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior. If you are already a believer, just rebound. The next step is to take in Bible doctrine daily. Then you will be able to deal with any consequences of your sins. Despite what is going on, I have My people and My plan under control! I will deal with each of you individually. It’s My job! You are in My loving hands! I know every thought and action of every person, and I have taken them into account. Some of them I desire, and some I permit. Remember! I decreed it to happen. I have a perfect, rational policy and plan for your lives. You have no worries if you are focusing on the Lord Jesus Christ and depending on your God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

With all My love,
God
 

Lamentations 3:22-23 The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. [They] are new every morning; Great is Thy faithfulness.
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. .

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God Decreed It To Happen     

               Part 3
A Letter From God

References used:

                    Robert R.McLaughlin Bible Ministries   www.gbible.org    

                    Lessons: 9-12-07, 9-13-07, 9-14-07
                    Tree of Life, 9-16-07