"Accepted of God"

"Accepted Of God"

II Corinthians 5:9

"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him."

I have been spending a little time on this beautiful day to think on the above phrase... "Accepted of God".

According to Webster's the word "Accepted" means: Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; or understood.

Think about what this means to you and I. It means that God Himself IS "Kindly Receiving" you and I into His Presence, His Love, His Mercy, His Grace, His Joy and His Forgiveness. It also means that Jesus IS "Regarding" you and I. Think about this... Jesus Christ, who gave up everything He had in order for us to have Salvation and Heaven IS RIGHT NOW "Regarding" us.

The word "Regard" is defined one way as follows: "To look towards". Isn't that a great thought! Jesus in regarding us IS looking towards us! He (Jesus) IS watching us. Another definition of the word "Regard" is "To observe; to notice with some particularity". To me this points out that God observes us with a "Godly, Particular, Observation". Meaning that He see's us and watches over us AS ONLY HE CAN!

The Phrase "Agreed To" is defined this way, "Being in concord or harmony of opinion; of one mind." God says that When He "Accepted" you and I we came into a "Harmony of Opinion". That harmony of opinion, and being of "One Mind" means that we are in line and agreement with HIS (God's) opinion and HIS (God's) mind! (*Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:")

The word "Understood" has a few definitions attached to it. One of which is: "To have the same ideas as the person who speaks, or the ideas which a person intends to communicate. By this definition, I read that when we are "Accepted of God", not only are we "Kindly Received", "Regarded", and "Agreed To", but we are also "Understood" by HIM (*God) that The Ideas that we have in our heart and our head are in fact the SAME IDEAS that HE has! These "Ideas" He has and will continue to relay to us through His Precious Word, The Bible!

This is what I have been meditating and dwelling in thought on most of today! It may sound like "Pure Drivel" to some of you, but for me it has been a sourse of encouragement for my heart and mind today.

Thank you for listening to my thoughts. I must admit, even I need to open up at times and just share what I have inside. The last few weeks have been most trying weeks indeed for my family and I. We have been put through many test's and trials, some we have sailed through with flying colors, others have not been so easily overcome.

Today, God knew that I needed Him with me, to quiet my thoughts and to calm my heart. I Thank God for His Love and Compassion. I also thank Him for His matchless Grace!

What A Mighty God We Serve!!!!!!

Brother Dunn