ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (01/26/91)
Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision. Acts 26.19. What called fourth Paul's lifelongconsecration of himself waws that flash of light from heaven. The obedience sprang from the vision. For while it remains true that all self-commital to God is precious to Him, blind self-commital may not serve Him very far. There is, I think, a difference between the initial, pure but uninstructed consecration that follows our conversion and that further giving of ourselves that my spring out of a seeing of the plan of God. Upon the one, based as it is on our salvation, He may not at once make severe demands. But when He opens His heart to reveal to us what He wants done, and when having asked for our willingness He receives our fresh response, then it is that His demands upon our giving intensify. We have pledged our word on the basis of a new understanding, and He takes us anew at our word. Hereafter all we have must go into it, all the way. ----- Robert W. Johnson Computer center, The University of Turku, Turku Finland robert@kontu.utu.fi (InterNet) robert@firien.bitnet (BITNET) The preceeding is my opinion and may not express the opinion of my employer and furthermore has nothing to do with my employment.