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Keeping is Continuous

2/6/2022

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We have been discussing for several weeks how God “keeps” us in our  walk with Jesus. We have seen how the keeping of God is all-inclusive and  that we are kept by His all mighty omnipotence. This week we are going to  consider how His keeping is continuous and unbroken in our walk with  Jesus. 
Many of us have experienced or heard someone tell of how God has kept  them for a day or for weeks, even longer just basking in His presence.  How for periods of their life they had such joy in fellowship with Jesus.  How they were blessed in soul winning; and felt as though they were  walking in the clouds in their walk with Jesus; but it didn't continue. It was  too good to last. Some say: "It is necessary to fall, so I can stay humble."  And others say: "I know it was my fault; but nobody's perfect. We can't  always live in the presence of Jesus." 
So I bring you the question: Why is that? Why is it that the keeping of God  is not a continuous and unbroken experience? When we look around all  life is unbroken and continuous in the hand of God. If our life were to stop  for even half and hour we would be dead and life is gone. Unless we are  dead life continues on, and the life of God is the life of His Church. Our  lives are to be an extension of God's almighty power. 
Imagine, God the Almighty One comes to you and me and unconditionally  offers to be our Keeper. And God's keeping is a day by day, moment by  moment continual keeping. 
If I were to ask you the question: "Do you believe that God can keep you  for one whole day from sinning?" You would answer: "Of course, I believe  He has done it in my life. There have been days that I just bask in the 
presence of Jesus all day long, He has kept me from conscious  transgression." 
Now friends, if God can do that for an hour or a day, why not for two  days? God's word tells us: "I, the Lord, do keep it, and will water it every 
 moment" Does God mean what He says? Can He he keep us "every  moment"? In Africa they sometimes make a graft, above it they tie a bottle  of water. This allows a drop to saturate the graft continually until it is  strong enough to resist the heat of the sun. 
Will our loving Lord, not keep us every moment as He has promised, if we  truly want to be kept? We must grab hold of this awesome truth: Every  part of our walk with Jesus is God's doing through the Holy Spirit - "It is  God who works in us to will and to do of his good pleasure." - When we  get to the point where we expect God to do that for us, then God can and  will fulfill His promise and do it all for us. 
God's keeping is to be continuous. Every morning God will meet us as we  awaken. This is not a question: If I get distracted by life and wake up  without thinking of Him, does He forget me? Not hardly! If we trust our  waking to our God, He will meet us in the morning with The sunshine of  His presence and keep us continuously with His almighty power. And He  will meet us every day: never mind that there will sometimes be failures. If  we maintain our desire and trust, and say: "Lord, I am going to trust that  You will do just as you have promised. I am trusting you to keep me  absolutely, continually every minute of the day." Then our faith will grow  stronger and stronger, until we are living an unbroken relationship in God's  keeping.

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    Pastor Brad

    Pastor Brad Traxler is the pastor of the Wrangell SDA Church. Brad Traxler is the husband of forty years to Cheryl, father to Kimberly and Ryan, and grandfather to Brad, Kevin, William, Eamon, Zairhen, Seraphina, and Zeelyah. He holds a BA in Theology and has been pastoring churches for twenty years. The greatest passion of His life has been to share Jesus. 

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