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Monday,
July 21, 2008
Says Who?
Things I ponder, things I have heard in
the course of my life here on planet earth, so many things that are said,
but in the end, who is really speaking, and what are the words we give ear
to, are they spirit and life or are they words that are idle, useless and
vain, lies that are intended to make one comfortable in their fallen state
of sin rather than rising to the new creation in Christ that is available
for all? All roads or paths lead to the same place, in other words all
these different faiths and religions all end up in heaven, says who!?
Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body, and
one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; (5) One
Lord, one faith, one baptism, (6) One God and Father of all, who is above
all, and through all, and in you all. (KJV)
So how do you respond to life’s
questions, and where do you turn to find peace; is it in the truth that
sets one free, or do you just assume it is so because someone said it is?
It’s true, all paths that are outside the realm of faith do lead to the
same place, but according to the word of God it is not the place He
intended for you to end up in. So while mankind has developed so many man-made
religions and paths that they claim will lead to life, only one is going to
get you to your intended destination because whatsoever is not of faith is
sin. There are claims being made that there are millions, maybe billions of
people that are going to go to heaven some day, even songs are written that
claim “there is a whole lot of people going home”, but again I ask, says
who!?
Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait
gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: (14) Because strait is
the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be
that find it. (KJV)
Well that just answered my other question;
if many are called then why are few chosen, and as I see in the above
statements, many are choosing a losing path. What this tells me is the
reason many miss the mark and are not on the chosen path is because they
stay in the realm of the flesh and not the Spirit, following the crowd
rather than our Lord. But they have a big following, their organization is
the fastest growing church in the country, so that would clearly indicate
they are of God, right, says who!?
Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in
that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name
have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (23) And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that
work iniquity. (KJV)
Oh my God, there’s the many again, you
mean to tell me many are on the wrong path, but you’re talking about
religious people, big name organizations that have done so many good works,
haven’t they? Do you know the difference for yourself and are you able to
rightly divide the word of truth so that someday when the Lord asks you, ‘says
who?’ you will know and not guess that you are one of His. Better yet, how
about today eliminating the question marks in your life so that you can
eliminate the guesswork; especially when it comes to eternal consequences? Oh
but I just wrote out a check to this big ministry I saw on TV because a big
name personality told me I would be blessed financially, a hundred times in
fact, well says who!?
2 Peter 2:1-3 But there were false
prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among
you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord
that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2) And many
shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth
shall be evil spoken of. (3) And through covetousness shall they with
feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time
lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. (KJV)
Will you look at that, there is the many
that has been talked about; many that are preaching these prosperity
messages and getting you to buy into their version or perversion of the
gospel are nothing more than a factory making the people more like
merchandise than Christ like. But they showed me all the good things they
were doing, and all these wonderful miracles they were performing, and how
many people they were winning to the Lord, oh my, that sounds just like the
people I read about in Matthew 7:21-23.
Well my words are not really that
important that I spoke, after all I was just joking, right, says who!?
Matthew 12:36-37 But I say unto you, That
every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in
the day of judgment. (37) For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by
thy words thou shalt be condemned. (KJV)
Our Lord said that the words that He
spoke were spirit and life, words which He heard personally from the
Father. Given the fact that He is now seated at the right hand of the
Father and is there to mediate on our behalf, would it not do you good to
give ear to what He is saying and not what man keeps spewing out?
Romans 14:11-12 For it is written, As I
live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall
confess to God. (12) So then every one of us shall give account of himself
to God. (KJV)
With all that the Lord has done on our
behalf, with all that God has provided for mankind to partake of and have
fellowship restored with Him, is there any excuse why when it comes time to
stand before Him that when you are asked ‘says who?’ you can boldly answer,
says you.
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