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Friday, January 4,
2008
Smear
Tactic
Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted
out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins:
return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. (KJV)
Whenever you see the word
blot or blotted out in the Bible it refers too, to smear out, erase,
abolish, even obliterate is used as well. Jesus Christ ran a spiritual
campaign on behalf of mankind and having paid the price for sin was able to
erase and cancel out the debt of sin. Now He is seated at the right hand of
the Father and is lobbying on mankind’s behalf so that we too can receive
the reward of His inheritance. But do beware Church, because not only is
the sin blotted out, but the word of God is quite specific to point out
that the sinner is erased as well, even those that may have been saints for
a season, but left their first love.
Exodus 32:31-33 And Moses
returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin,
and have made them gods of gold. (32) Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their
sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast
written. (33) And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against
me, him will I blot out of my book. (KJV)
Keep in mind that you can’t
be blotted out of something unless your name was first written in it. Just
like many people today, they may begin their walk with the Lord but it is
of utmost importance that one continues to follow through with their
commitment to Him. Because what it comes down to simply put, is that if we
erase the Lord from our priority list we may find ourselves in the same
predicament as well. The fact that God is no respecter of persons, sin is
sin no matter what vessel it manifests through.
Revelation 3:5-6 He that
overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot
out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my
Father, and before his angels. (6) He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches. (KJV)
Wannabes, has-beens or any
other pretenders will find themselves unable to gain access to their
heavenly reward; left out because their name is no longer written in the
heavenly book of life. When you delete the Lord and ignore Him the same
measure is returned unto you. Once you have accepted the Lord you are
required to walk in the Spirit and no longer be in bondage to the desires
of the flesh. You are now held to a higher standard and will need to follow
through with your commitment to the end if you hope to receive the reward
of inheritance. It’s up to you on a daily basis to spend time in the word
of God and hear the Lord’s message of faith so that you can keep your mind
renewed in the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. Like a daily
role call, make sure your name is still in the book and find out your
assignment for the day.
Ezekiel 18:21-22 But if the
wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my
statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he
shall not die. (22) All his transgressions that he hath committed, they
shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he
shall live. (KJV)
Your name is written in the Lamb’s
book of life because you were willing to turn away from your old sinful
nature and be a partaker of the divine nature of Christ. You need to seek
first the kingdom of God and his righteousness on a daily basis so that you
can keep your spiritual reservation intact in your heavenly home.
Ezekiel 18:24 But when the
righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and
doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he
live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in
his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned,
in them shall he die. (KJV)
You began a walk with the
Lord on the path of life having forsaken a dead end trail of sin. It is of
utmost importance that you keep on this path and not fall away and return
to the dead works of the past, the sin that was blotted out and removed.
The Lord has cast our sins into the sea of forgetfulness; and for those
that fall from grace and return to their old ways they too will find
themselves forgotten and lost at sea also.
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)
Don’t wait until it is too
late to find out that your name is no longer in the heavenly register. Many
begin their walk with the Lord and may have had good intentions, but
somewhere along the line got sidetracked and erased. Instead of showing up
for their daily role call assignment with the Lord, they were a no show in
His realm; having left the Lord off their list they find themselves left
off His also.
Colossians 2:13-14 And you,
being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he
quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; (14) Blotting
out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary
to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; (KJV)
One of the ordinances that is
blotted out that kept mankind in bondage to sin was the old law. Christ is
the end of the law to everyone that believes. Where I see so many stumble
and fall away again, is that they begin in the Spirit but try and justify
themselves with God in the flesh and its dead rituals that the Lord said
were blotted out and nailed to His cross. By the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified; so simply put, if the old law and its dead works are
blotted out then those that operate in that realm are subject to the same
thing also. We are saved by grace through faith and not works, which
definitely leaves no room for boasting. The sign of a good preacher is one
that will teach the people what the Lord has done for them. And a false
preacher will tell the people what they are doing for the Lord. The only
work left for the true believer is to believe in the Son God sent with His
message of salvation.
Galatians 2:16-18 Knowing
that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of
Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be
justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by
the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (17) But if, while we
seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is
therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. (18) For if I build again
the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. (KJV)
If you seek to gain access to
the kingdom of God through works of the law you will find yourself in
violation of Him, and forbidden access. If you try to build your foundation
on ordinances that were blotted out, you will find yourself blotted out
with them. So take the time today and make sure your name is still written
in the book of life, and the only thing that is smeared out and erased is
the sin. Make sure that when the Lord casts the sin into the depths of the
sea you’re not still hanging onto it with a millstone tied around you.
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