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Tuesday, October
30, 2007
Building Code
As with any
building, it has to be built according to a certain code, up to the
standard required so that it will pass inspection. Father has provided a
building code as well, a spiritual blueprint that has to be read and
followed in order to pass His inspection as well.
Psalms 127:1 Except
the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the
LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (KJV)
In order to
understand this code one needs to be in direct communication with the
foreman, otherwise the building won’t stand.
Luke 6:47-49 Whosoever
cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to
whom he is like: (48) He is like a man which built an house, and digged
deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the
stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was
founded upon a rock. (49) But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man
that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the
stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that
house was great. (KJV)
A firm foundation
is the most important part of the building, and without it you are on shaky
ground, ready to be swept away with winds of doctrines; or a flood of new
wave teachings that are not up to Father’s code written in His blueprint of
salvation.
1 Corinthians 3:11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ. (KJV)
Could you imagine
being a building contractor and leaving out the cornerstone of the building;
the foundation that holds it together? Being that you are the temple of the
living God, would you want to leave this stone unturned and not put to use?
CORNERSTONE
A stone placed at
the corner, or the intersecting angle, where two walls of a building come
together. In biblical times, buildings were often made of cut, squared
stone. By uniting two intersecting walls, a cornerstone helped align the
whole building and tie it together. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible
Dictionary)
By leaving out the
most important part of the blueprint of salvation, will leave you on shaky
ground, and you might just end up getting fired.
Ephesians 2:19-22 Now
therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with
the saints, and of the household of God; (20) And are built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the
chief corner stone; (21) In whom all the building fitly framed together
groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: (22) In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. (KJV)
Jesus Christ is a
sure thing, the one mediator between God and man, who was able to follow
God’s plan of salvation. Being that He is the author and finisher of our
faith, are you following the same blueprint as well, or are you trying to
rewrite the book, cut corners, leaving out the most important part of the
instructions?
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless
the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart
from iniquity. (KJV)
Why not go with a
sure thing, the winning formula, the name of Jesus Christ will access you
to the throne of God, and the spirit of Christ will enlighten your
understanding of what His will and design is for your spiritual house as
well.
1 Timothy 2:5 For
there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus; (KJV)
Have you ever
heard the phrase who’s the man? Someday you will have to stand before
Father and answer that question as well. Will you be able to give the
answer according to His word, or will you go by popular opinion? Will your
answer pass inspection and be up to His code? The consequences are eternal.
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