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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. (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 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: (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 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? (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 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. (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 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? 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 dying
of exposure to the elements of the world.
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