A work which you will by no means believe

Acts 13:40-41

“Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
‘ Behold, you despisers,
Marvel and perish!
For I work a work in your days,
A work which you will by no means believe,
Though one were to declare it to you.’”

Paul was quoting from Habakkuk 1:5.

In the previous verse, Acts 13:39, he said, “and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous;”

So, what if someone told you it to you this way?

“God is love. He loves you. He sent His Son to this world to become like you, to become an ultimate sacrifice for you, to resurrect for you, and to sit down at the right hand of the Father for you. You do not owe Him anything even though He died for you. His will is that you know Him and the Father and become like Him.”

My response to this in the past was, “Awesome. So, what do I need to do?”

I believe this is the Lord’s response now. I believe this is what Paul was saying in verses 39-41.

The response is,

“You do not have to do anything.”

This is a work which you will by no means believe.

Do you believe what I just wrote?

My part which is really his part in me is to believe Who He is and what He has done. Really though, I believe because He enables me to believe according to His nature. It is because of who He is.

So, what about helping the world? What does the church do? Paul describes what we do now in Christ beautifully in Gal. 2:20, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

My life is His life in me, but is my life because my identity is hid and found in Him. The true nature of my identity is His righteousness unto holiness by faith through grace in me. This happens by revelation of Him through hearing first, then hearing His word.

Then I am compelled by “1 Corinthians 13 Love” through faith. This faith is His faith according to the Greek and King James version in me. This faith grows as He reveals Himself inwardly. Paul said God works in us effectually, 1 Thess. 2:13. It is Christ’s work, energy and power by revelation and knowledge of Him. This life is different and no comparison to a life without Him.

It is newness of life. Newness is new everyday not one time. God is not old. Old is something that is based on time. Death exists in time. He resurrected from death. Death has no hold on Him and never did. Newness is according to His fullness in Him and in us by infinite revelation of Him in us. Newness is what everyone desires. New clothes, houses, hair style, car, job, exercise, vacation, relationships, etc. Nothing “created” can compare to the Creator.