On "Depending On God"

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It is very important to understand what all it means (& NOT means) to be "depending on God" on a daily basis, as we were made to be ALWAYS dependent on God (i.e., John 15:5).

First of all remember, even to depend on God, you need to depend on God!

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It is very important to be always aware of how much dependent on God you are. John Piper writes:- "Go to work utterly dependent on God (Proverbs 3:5–6; John 15:5). Without him you can’t breathe, move, think, feel, or talk. Not to mention be spiritually influential. Get up in the morning and let God know your desperation for him. Pray for help."


There is a great hymn - https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/371 - " ... I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee ... " (Also Matt sings :- https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mattmaher/lordineedyou.html " ... Lord, I need You, oh, I need You Every hour I need You ...")

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Genesis 32 (Wrestling With God, Life Transformation - JACOB IS SET FREE!)

Commentary on Genesis 32:-

https://sites.google.com/site/biblechaptercommentaries/book-of-genesis/genesis-32-wrestling-with-god-jacob-is-set-free

(Key words / phrases:- Times of troubles, God wrestles with His disciple, Intimacy with God, To be set free by God, Becoming dependent on God, God brings suffering)

Genesis 30:25 - Genesis 31:1-42 ("Life Transformation", "Workplace Challenges")

Commentary on Genesis 30:25 - Genesis 31:1-42:-
https://sites.google.com/site/biblechaptercommentaries/book-of-genesis/genesis-3025-genesis-311-42-life-transformation-workplace-challenges

It touches on topics:- "Life Transformation", "Workplace Challenges"

Amazing, how God uses broken, sinful people for His great and holy plans!

Learn from the commentary on Genesis 29 - 30:1-24 :-
https://sites.google.com/site/biblechaptercommentaries/book-of-genesis/genesis-29-genesis-301-24

Amazing how God uses broken, sinful people for His great and holy plans!

And, yes slowly, and slowly ... I am writing up the commentaries on Bible passages ...

Do MIRACLES happen?!

In the Scriptures, we find a number of “miracles” reported, such as “Jesus rising from dead”, “Jesus turning water into wine”, etc. After reading about them one can wonder, if such miracles happen today?

Towards answering this question, let us first clarify the definition of the word “miracle”.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/ describes “miracle” as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affair”. Having mentioned that, I have also heard some describe “miracle” as an event that cannot be explained by “science”. I do not like this definition. This is because, “science” as of today has a very limited (even though enormous and very useful) understanding of the vast realities of life (whose depth and breadth seems to be infinite!). Hence it may not be possible to say if a reported “miracle” can or cannot be explained by “science”. I have also heard some say "miracle" (such as, "Jesus rising from dead") is an event that only a super-natural entity, such as God, can perform. I also do not like this definition. As, for example, in the future God may teach humanity how to raise dead back to life!

Anyways, talking of “miracles” …

I believe miracles are happening all the time around us. How come? Take the example of “my” existence. My body is made of cells. Cells are made of molecules. Molecules are made of atoms … If you keep subdividing constituents like this, you reach to the level of elementary particles. Now, what are elementary particles made up? What, I trying to say is that if you keep looking for constituents of constituents, then do you ever reach an end?! (Additional mysterious question is how everything holds up and works together?!) So, it all sounds miraculous that "I exist", right?!

I can use the same argument for any other being or entity around me (That is, all their existences seem miraculous)!

So, every entity or being that I see around me is a miracle?!

In that case, why can't a miracle such as "Jesus rising from dead" be possible too, even today?
Or, why does a miracle such as "someone rising from dead", sound more "miraculous" than, say, my or your current existence??

Finally, remember Colossians 1:17: “In Him (Jesus) all things hold together”!! (So, at the end of the day Jesus is needed to explain / sustain every entity or being - So, according to Scriptures too, every entity or being is a miracle!)

"True love, here it is ..."

Uploading of commentaries on the "Book Of Ephesians" is continued. Just added Ephesians 2:1-10:-

https://sites.google.com/site/biblechaptercommentaries/ephesians/ephesians-21-10-true-love-here-it-is

I am giving this passage the title: "True love, here it is ..."

On "Experiencing God"

A very common question is: how to “experience God”?!

I have a comment on that:-

Colossians 1:17 says “In Him all things hold together”.

Hence every breath you take, is by God’s grace, and hence an experience from God!

Hence every second, the earth survives is by God’s grace, and hence an experience from God!