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Wednesday, July
14, 2010
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. (6) 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 that
you are going to lose sight of the path of life. The Lord promised that He
would never leave nor 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: (14) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away
of his own lust, and enticed. (15) 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 that 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 made 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 and 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 it is 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? (12) Or if he shall ask an egg, will
he offer him a scorpion? (13) 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 that 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 as 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 things of us 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. (9) And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him,
Where art thou? (10) 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 would 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. (17)
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: (18) 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? It is someone who thinks that they can
mix and match; those that try to partake of the tree of life as well as 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 that you don’t end up dying
of exposure to the elements of the world.
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