The Wonder of it All
INTRODUCTION: Many believers today seem to lose the wonder of what God has done for them. Paul never lost that wonder. You hear this wonder in his testimony of 1 Timothy 1:12-17 [12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
[13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[14] And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
[16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
[17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
See All.... You see it in this passage as well. It begins, “What shall we say to these things?”
A child finds wonder in the simplest things around them. With time, they learn to be bored by everything. A new Christian is caught up in the wonder of God’s great salvation. Unfortunately, they often lose that wonder. If you have lost your wonder, ask God this day to give it back to you.
- THE WONDER OF GOD FOR US (Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
See All...) - The God Who is For Us (Psalm 56:9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
See All...) - None Can Oppose Us (Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
See All...) - THE WONDER OF GOD’S FREE GIFTS (Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
See All...) - The Free Gift of His Son (John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
See All...) - The Free Giving of All Things (Psalm 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
See All...) - THE WONDER OF DIVINE JUSTIFICATION (Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
See All...) - God has Justified (Romans 3:24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
See All...; 5:1
See All...) - None Can Press Charges
- The attempts of the devil (Revelation 12:9-10 [9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
See All...) - The forgiveness of Christ (John 8:10-11 [10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
[11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
See All...) - THE WONDER OF CHRIST’S INTERCESSION (Romans 8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
See All...) - The Payment He Made on the Cross
- The Position He has with the Father (Ephesians 1:19-23 [19] And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
[20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
[21] Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
[22] And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
[23] Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
See All...) - The Pleading He Makes for the Saints (Hebrews 7:24-25 [24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
[25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
See All...) - THE WONDER OF CHRIST’S KEEPING LOVE (Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
See All...) - The Fact of No Separation (John 10:28-30 [28] And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
[29] My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
[30] I and my Father are one.
See All...) - The Act of No Separation
- Not tribulation
- Not distress
- Not persecution
- Not famine
- Not nakedness
- Not peril
- Not sword
- THE WONDER OF BEING CONQUERORS (Romans 8:36-37 [36] As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
[37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
See All...) - Though Counted as Sheep for the Slaughter (Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
See All...) - We Stand as More Than Conquerors (Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
See All...; 1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
See All...; 2 Corinthians 2:14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
See All...) - THE WONDER OF FULL PERSUASION (Romans 8:38-39 [38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
See All...) - The Feeling of Persuasion (Romans 8:38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
See All...) - The Range of His Love (Romans 8:38-39 [38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
See All...) - Death
- Life
- Angels
- Angels
- Powers
- Things present
- Things to come
- Height
- Depth
- Any other creature
- The Container for His Love (Romans 8:39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
See All...) – In Christ Jesus our Lord
CONCLUSION: Do you know the wonder of His love?
- The wonder of your first love for Christ
- The wonder of eternal salvation
- The wonder of “Such Love”