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Wednesday,
November 7, 2007
Let’s Face It
Hebrews
13:5-6 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with
such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will
not fear what man shall do unto me. (KJV)
Your
conversation refers to your manner of life, so the more confident you
become in your walk, the less likely you are going to lose sight of the
path of life. The Lord promised He would never leave or forsake us, in fact
Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday today and forever. So if you find
yourself staggering around trying to find the answer, it is not the Lord
that left the path, but rather it is us trying to establish some other way
into His kingdom. The more you stay on the narrow path of life, the more
confidence and boldness you will have, because you have allowed the Lord to
be your source of strength, and are not looking for something else to
satisfy a spiritual need. So let’s face the facts, if you don’t become
established in the faith here, knowing boldly who your helper is, you
certainly are not going to be able to stand before the Father and give a
bold account of your walk come the day of judgment.
James
1:13-15 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God
cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is
tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust
hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished,
bringeth forth death. (KJV)
Some
people actually blame God by claiming He tests people. So, when something
bad happens in their life, they think it is God’s way of testing them.
Instead of keeping the shield of faith up and operational, they let down their
guard, and get ambushed, then have the nerve to point the finger upward.
God has done everything on our behalf to give us the strength and
confidence to withstand this present evil world and make a way of escape
for us. Why would He turn around and tempt us with something evil? Parents,
would you do that to your children, take them down to a busy intersection,
then see if they could cross the street on their own? Would you not do
everything you could to protect them and keep them from harm? So if you are
losing sight of your Father, if you are quickly forgetting what manner of
man you saw in the mirror, if the confidence and boldness you once walked
in is waning, remember it was not God that was drawn away, but rather a
result of your own lust, which if not dealt with manifests into sin, which
can lead to death, separation from God.
Luke
11:11-13 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he
give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a
serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye
then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much
more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
(KJV)
We
are the ones with the fallen lower nature, the ones that sin and fall short
of the glory of God. So when we see the illustration in verse 13 how even a
fallen mankind would do what is in the best interest of their children, how
much above and beyond has our Father
done on our behalf so that we could partake of His heavenly kingdom, as
well giving us the Holy Spirit to keep us from evil. Sure there are
persecutions and afflictions for the Word’s sake; for those that take a
stand for the Lord, there will be opposition. You need to be aware of the
fact that God will not use something evil to test His people, anymore than
you would do to your own family as well. God may ask us of things that may
seem impossible to the outward man, but peaceable to the inward man, which
is a step of faith to those that are willing to walk with Him. With God all
things are possible to him that believes, without Him I can do nothing.
Genesis
3:8-10 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in
the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence
of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called
unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy
voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid
myself. (KJV)
So
how do you deal with issues in your walk, are you drawn to the voice of
God, or are you running and hiding from His calling? And then when you
realize you are caught, when your heart starts convicting you, are you
going to blame someone else like Adam did, or will you listen to the voice
of truth and take an honest look in the mirror to find the answer? Back in
the 70’s when I was in high school, streaking was popular. Someone would
run through a crowed area unclothed and try not to get caught. Today there
are a lot of spiritual streakers running to and fro, spiritually naked
trying to cover their backsides as well, not wanting anyone to see their
true identity. Adam realized he was spiritually naked and exposed, and that
he could not hide from God.
Revelation
3:16-18 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased
with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to
buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white
raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness
do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
(KJV)
Ever
wonder what lukewarm is? Someone who
thinks they can mix and match; those that try and partake of the tree of
life and dabble in the things of this life, things that are pleasant to the
outward man, but an abomination to the inward. So let’s face it, we are
either with Him or against Him. So time to get dressed with His robe of
righteousness and return to the path of life where you belong so you don’t
end up dieing of exposure to the elements of the world.
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