Coming to Terms

God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It's up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation.
Deuteronomy 29:29 The Message

Many large businesses today have their own legal department on payroll. It is their primary function to issue and approve contracts with all the acceptable terms and conditions before beginning work. 

The strangest thing to me when moving from a small town position to a global corporation was just how binding the terms and conditions actually are between the two parties. Party of the first part has work that needs to be done. Party of the second part has the right personnel who have the right training and experience to do the work and they present a good estimate to do the work. It's fair, it's profitable to both sides, but instead of shaking hands on it, they move to the negotiation stage.Two teams get in a room to try to hammer out the best deal for their side. Often it's a case of concessions for both parties until the terms and conditions are agreed upon.

However, I have known times when they don't come to terms. It is frustrating to spend all that time, do all the prep and presentation, only to not be able to come to terms because Team One thinks they should operate according to Team One Terms and Conditions, but Team Two thinks Team One should operate by Team Two's.

There are so many who do the same thing with their Christianity. They want to negotiate what they will or will not do. God makes all the preparation to line up the scope of the work that needs to be done, making the provision to get it done, personalizing it for our own unique needs, and then presenting it to us. We'd be crazy not to go for it. And yet, when it comes to God's terms and conditions, we don't want to give up anything. 

News flash! Our intimate relationship with Christ is not based on our own modified version of God's terms and conditions. His are the best...period. They are non-negotiable. So, adhere or adjourn.

Prayer:

Father,
         You made the preparation. You made the provision. You loved us first. You chose us. We choose and accept the relationship on Your terms and conditions. Help us to adhere to them, Father. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen