It’s all or nothing

Written by,

Robert Johnson

Have you made up your mind yet? Have you realized there is no one or nothing greater – What will it take for you to stop, drop everything, and roll under the covering of His love. I know you’ve heard it (100) one hundred times. Well, I’ll be (101) one hundred and one times, “It’s all or nothing.” He wants it all –

God called Paul to himself by revealing Christ to him. Now, this should sound Pauline, because it is. “Those whom he predestined he also called” (Romans 8:30). Those whom he set apart before they were born, he calls.

Galatians 1:15–16, “When he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son to me” — I think that calling and that revealing are probably simultaneous. The opening of Paul’s inner being to the glory, truth, and beauty of the Son was the effectual call of Paul into life and into apostleship. They weren’t separated events.

Before he was called, he was destined, and when he was destined, later he was called. It says in Galatians 1:16 that God was pleased to reveal his Son to him: that’s how the call happened. A lot of interpreters stumble because the word is revealed in Paul — not to him, revealed in him. I think the idea there is that what happened on the Damascus road when that light shone and that voice was spoken wasn’t twofold, like, “Whoa, that’s bright; that’s scary.” It just went totally into his heart. And in there with the eyes of the heart (Ephesians 1:18) he saw: “That’s real, that’s true, that’s beautiful, that’s glorious. If you are anything, you are everything, my religion is over!” It’s all or nothing –

Go with me to Philippians 3: “If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless” (Philippians 3:4–6).

He’s will to let it all go the win Christ – it’s all or nothing

And all that’s dung now. Because I’ve seen the glory of the Lord (Philippians 3:7–8).

That’s what happened. God revealed his Son in him. In him. It’s not like, “Right now I’m revealing Jesus to you, and later there’ll be a lot more.” If God shows up here right now, way more than that will happen. Something deep inside of you, something deep in you, the real you, is going to either say, “I don’t want anything to do with that.” Or, “This is everything.

I know someone right now is reading this blog, you are on the fence or faith and doubt – All you have to know is our God will never leave you or forsake you – He’s a real friend, He’ll stick closer than a brother. Whatever you need Him to be in your life, it’s already done – you don’t have to wonder and ponder anymore just make up in your mind, “it’s all a nothing.” Your tired of the same thing you know there is something greater – “Nothing beats a fail but a try.”

Happy Independence Day – with the Lord of God – I’ll stand with you by faith where ever you are –

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