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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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