WHY STRIVE WITH MY MAKER

                                                                

‘’Woe to you who strive with your maker… woe to anyone   who

Says to a father, what are you begetting….” Isaiah 45:9-10

Go over to v. 19

“I have not spoken in secrete, in the dark place of the

Earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘seek Me in vain’,

I the Lord speak righteousness I declare things that are right.

INTRODUCTION

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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF STRIVING?

Well, you need not answer this. Let me do for us. Strive in this context, is said to be a negative opposition to what is evidently good. According to Webster’s Bible Dictionary, the word strive is rendered as; “to contend; to contest; to struggle in opposition to another; to be in contention or dispute; followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth”

From the above rendition, strive is taking a forceful and conscious stance against a known value or entity. Now, let us go to the next noun in the topic ‘MAKER’

The same source defines MAKER as “the Creator” that is to say, God Almighty. Furthermore, MAKER is seen as “one that makes, forms, shapes or molds; a manufacturer; as a maker of watches, or of jewelry; a maker of cloth”

If we are following up to this, then the work is smoothly done, but not finished yet.  Keep reading.

HOW DO MEN STRIVE WITH THEIR MAKER

As we are told above, maker is God Almighty. The Creator of all mankind. There are many ways individuals strive with God. The following shows thus:  Isaiah 1:18; Man right from the beginning has been striving with God almost ceaselessly. In all the striving, God still calls men to stop striving with Him and start reasoning with Him positively. Today, man still strives with his maker in several ways. Let us see some of the ways;

SINNING: sin has taken a dynamic trend in today’s world, from trying to legalizing abortion, legalizing adultery, gay marriage, and promoting subtly instructional corruption/terror – people of our day are becoming extremely wise and skillful in committing sin (Genesis 3:6-7).

REFUSING TO HEED GOD’S CALL: God did call all races through His prophets to come and reason to gather with Him. By doing this, they will receive divine amnesty or pardon for whatever sins committed (Isaiah 1:18). This angle has been an aspect that man strives with God, He is however, still calling on the human race to give up their evil ways and come to reason with Him. So as to receive divine pardon for all their sins so committed

SEEING GOD’S LAW AS BEING ANTIQUATED: men have allowed what they called civilization, modernism, globalization and other similar concept to blur their rightful perception of GOD’s law. They often than not see this LAW as old-fashioned and a thing for those in the past – what a misconception. The Law of God is simple and accurate;

           “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,

       with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your

      strength. This is the first commandment” MARK 13:34.

Sometimes, I ask myself, have I “loved God the  way this scripture commands” and I will say Lord; Yes! I know I can, as you strengthen me. We need to have this reflection in our daily thoughts and actions, this will help a great deal.

HOW NOT TO STRIVE WITH OUR MAKER

What am giving hear is not my principles – for whatever we know, we know in parts. For every believer is in a continues growth process, until we get to the full stature of His Son (1 Corinthians 13:9-12 & Ephesian 4:13). Let us examine the following points below;

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ACCEPT TO REASON WITH OUR MAKER

et us give it all up for Christ Jesus in every aspects of our lives. Put away every doubts and self-condemnation and anything of such sort.

WE ARE ORIGINALLY FROM HIM (ACTS 17:28)

 Having this conception always will spur us to keep enduring in God’s way. Returning to Him will always be paramount.

ACCEPT HIS LORDSHIP (ROMANS 10:9-11)

Every individual must be answerable to someone above him/her. And going by this law, all persons existing must locate their allegiance and loyalty to God Almighty in all things

CONCLUSION

The striving between men and God has gone on for too long. It is high time we end this contention between us and our maker for the good of ourselves and all parties involved.

FOCUS AREA

Dear Lord, I refuse to persistently strive with you in all area of my life. Please Lord, help me to be at absolute peace with you and every of your creation. Amen!!!