Doing the works of God
What does doing the works of God mean to you? If you are a Christian, it can mean any number of things. I have walked with the Lord long enough to realize a few things about doing His works. I fully believe that the Lord's works are done first and foremost in our hearts. Out of this connection, or as Oswald Chambers puts it, "comradeship," His works flow outward. What I mean is, it is much easier to put the proverbial cart before the horse, the cart being outer good works. The true work, what Jesus is after, lies within our hearts. When the Lord takes up residence in our hearts, via the Person of the Holy Spirit, He comes to rule and reign there. When we allow Him to rule in our hearts, that is how His works are accomplished through us. Now this is actually the harder work, because it is not tangible or quantifiable. And Lord knows, we are a results-driven society! But remember, the Lord is after our hearts. Always. This is Scriptural (see I Samuel 16:7). The