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Thursday, July 3,
2008
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Proverbs 16:11 A just weight
and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work. (KJV)
The just or justified shall
live by faith; so in order to find the proper balance or rightly divide the
word of truth one needs to hear the Lord for themselves on how to remain
justified on a daily basis in order to do those things that are pleasing in
His sight. What the world says is righteous is often determined by the
outward and not the inward, and what our Lord considers righteous is
determined by the inward and not the outward, the secret hidden man within
where our Lord chooses to operate. When a person is able to see clearly
through the eyes of the Lord it is at that point that they are able to see
the one path that He is asking them to walk this day, right now, the one
and only path that leads to salvation.
Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves break through and steal: (20) But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor steal: (21) For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also. (KJV)
Moth and rust usually gathers
and builds up on things that are no longer in use, but have been discarded.
The reason these things end up discarded is because you are now off and
running, chasing after something else you think will make you whole. That
thief that has broken into your house and is in the process of stealing,
that thief is spiritual in nature, a fallen one actually, one who has
influenced you to chase after temporal things, and not seek the eternal
things of God. So a new life you told the Lord would be your only treasure
is now replaced with some cheap imitation of the enemy, fool’s gold comes
to mind, something that looks good and glitters on the outside but is
worthless on the inside.
Matthew 6:22-24 The light of
the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall
be full of light. (23) But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be
full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how
great is that darkness! (24) No man can serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (KJV)
What happens when a person
gets double vision? Things start to get blurry, unrecognizable and
distorted. That path of life you were once following is gone, out of sight,
replaced with some wide super highway leading to destruction. What you
thought would be the so called light at the end of the tunnel is actually
leading you into a darker realm, like the blind leading the blind and
everyone ends up in a ditch. So whose eyes are you seeing with today, and
what is enlightening your path? Is it truly the light of the glorious
gospel of Jesus Christ or is something else getting more of your attention?
Proverbs 27:19-20 As in water
face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. (20) Hell and
destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (KJV)
Why does man keep looking to
man to find the answer to salvation when our Lord tells us specifically
that all the true treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in Christ? No
matter how many times you look into the water the only reflection you will
see is what is in front of it. No matter how many times you go to mankind
and their ways all you will ever get is a carnal answer to a spiritual
question. No matter how many times you look at situations in your life and
try to analyze it according to your carnal thinking it will never satisfy
and provide a peaceable solution. We have talked this week about the word
content, which godliness with this contentment is great gain. So if you are
still more apt to be treasuring the things of this life and looking to find
fulfillment in this realm you will never be satisfied. However if one
chooses and makes it more of a priority to seek the things of God then they
will find the one true joy and peace, spiritual satisfaction they were
looking for. Years ago a famous rock band sang a song called “I can’t get
no satisfaction” which became a big hit for them and still is. These were
people that had all the fame, fortune, and anything else this fallen world
has to offer, and yet with all that they still didn’t find satisfaction. And
how could they when our Lord said it isn’t in this realm. Sad to say we
have many standing in pulpits preaching a prosperity message that is based
on the same premise, getting people all caught up in a fallen realm instead
of the one our Lord intended for His people to operate in.
James 1:5-8 If any of you
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (6) But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven
with the wind and tossed. (7) For let not that man think that he shall
receive any thing of the Lord. (8) A double minded man is unstable in all
his ways. (KJV)
No man can serve two masters;
oh and don’t forget what happens to a house divided, yeah it takes a tumble
as well. When I think of someone double minded, someone wavering back and
forth it reminds me of someone in a drunken stupor. How quick are you going
to be handing over responsibility or something of importance to someone who
is falling down drunk and staggering around in confusion? Well our Lord
doesn’t consider that a very good place to be in either. Someone that should
be walking by faith is getting a beat down by winds of doctrines of
mankind, choosing temporal over eternal riches. I know for myself I am not
one that enjoys a ride on a ship, especially when there is a storm blowing,
because it can toss one back and forth, let alone make them nauseous.
1 Timothy 6:8-11 And having
food and raiment let us be therewith content. (9) But they that will be
rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. (10) For the love of
money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (11)
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness,
godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (KJV)
If your vision is distorted
and is what is described as evil then the root of all that stems from the
love of money. Your love for the Lord which is what you pledged to Him in
the beginning of your walk is now growing colder and being replaced with
something else, something that will never satisfy or bring peace. You are
no longer content with food and raiment, the bread of life and the armor of
God, but rather looking elsewhere in a fallen dead realm to find life. In
closing today keep in mind, that which is highly esteemed or a priority
with man, is an abomination in the sight of God. Our Father’s vision is
single, and so are His children’s, those who would rather follow a path
that leads to life, and not some dead end cheap imitation that many are
following to destruction.
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