What would you do, and how would you act, if the Lord made it plain to you that you were the last Christian left on earth? If nothing would change, then fine. But if you search yourself with serious sobriety and find anything lacking, why not focus and fix it?
We do as He allows. And no one, NO ONE, does anything truly good without His power and will. Likewise, no one can do anything to you but that God allows it to be done! STAND!
By His Grace.
It is reported that I have offended someone.
Hatred drips from muted lips.
Ah, how you hate me so.
I’ve done much wrong and caused you pain.
It’s right that I should go.
Its I to blame for what is wrong.
Though I did what I could do.
In Jesus’ name I bow and leave.
For I’ve offended you.
Lord, heal this breach
By love’s strong hand.
And set the captive free.
And if this world is better off,
I ask that you take me.
May God judge between you and I. I wrote this poem with a true desire to make things right between us. At this rate, it’s likely I won’t see your face again. Though it doesn’t have to end this way. The next move is up to you.
By His Grace.
Give yourself a wedgie if you have to, but wake up! The times are quickly approaching when God’s people will be asked to sacrifice in a major way. How can we listen to the news, look at the actions of the wicked, and the state of the Church, and not see something going on?
The time for sleep is over. Hold your eyes upward and your hands to the work He gave you to do. Come on now…….. “Every man to his post!” Oh… you don’t have a post? I’d advise you to go get your personal running orders. Don’t get caught sleeping.
By His Grace.
We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses as we walk in “The Way” of God. Often we will feel as though we are the only one who is suffering. But we know that’s not true. It seems like it sometimes. The call to service before the Most High God has not changed. And in every age that has come and gone, holy men encouraged each other to stand strong in the face of attack by the world we live in:
“. . .There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.” (Hebrews 11)
We face all kinds of trials as we serve the Lord of Glory. And this is as it should be. It is the working out of our faith that produces the fruit God is looking for. Encourage one another to leap into the war. We war against sin in our own lives. We war against becoming cowards. We war in our prayer time as we struggle with the call of “things undone”. We war against the love of money, fame, being alone, and more than I’d care to mention.
Though we encounter all kinds of trials which appear to stand against us, we must remember that we don’t serve God alone. Many have gone before us to lead the way through. And even now, there are millions actively leading the way through. I will not bow to the pressures to forsake the trials I am asked to endure. By the Grace of God in Christ Jesus I will stand. He will bring me into a place of testimony for His name’s sake, and for the sake of the faith of my brothers and sisters.
How is this too much to ask? Shall we abandon our eternal family as they encounter their own trials and remain steady? His Spirit calls for His children to stand strong. So, raised eyebrows here, stand strong! My brothers and sisters, leave a legacy of faith! Let it be spoken of you, that you endured for Him. Encourage those yet not born. Leave a legacy of faithfulness and contentment in the face of your trials.
By His Grace.
What shall be said of “The Way”? The Way is a term God uses to describe how a man must live his life if he is to please his Maker.
Some say They Way is too hard. That’s because they don’t want to let go of their self interests. They are considering their selfish desires as more important than God’s ways. To them, it is a hard thing to ask them to forgive others. It is too hard to ask them to be merciful to their enemies. It is too much to ask them to pray without ceasing. And it is over their heads to ask them to worship God in Spirit and Truth. The fact is, such people cannot worship God in Spirit. For their selfish nature blocks the Spirit’s prompting. And as for worshiping in truth, they are still living in the Great Lie. What is truth to such people?
But the one who humbles themself before the Lord will know The Way is easy. It is not man’s accomplishments that will cause a him to be acceptable before the Lord. We begin by admitting that we are fools about what is true. We ask God to show us what Truth is. And when He shows us, we gladly lay down our foolish ways and spend a great amount of energy adopting that to our mind.
The Christian is one who has admitted they are not able to please the Lord. And it must be said that it is the work of Jesus that makes us acceptable. I’m not talking about the righteousness He brings us to that makes us acceptable. It is faith in what Jesus did for us when He hung on that “tree” and became our perfect sacrifice. It is Jesus who has been raised to Godship. And He alone can make you acceptable before His Father.
If you’re one of those who think “The Way” is too hard, then you have my pity. But it doesn’t have to remain like it is for you. Summon every strength you have to become feeble before the Lord of Life. This is the beginning of “The Way”.
By His Grace.
If we walk across a field, we do so by taking one step at a time. Once we have taken one step, it’s impossible to take it back. Even if we put our foot back in the same print we came from, we’re not there where we were. Time has moved on. We’ve taken a few breaths. Our eyes have seen things differently. And we’ve heard that bird chirp while our foot was in it’s new spot. We have become that new step. And going back is only going to make us become the one who went back one step.
This is true of our walk with the Lord also. When He has shown us a better way, we become one who has been shown. Doesn’t this sound simple? And isn’t it like us to think we can go back a little while “serving” the Lord? But we can never go back.
Many have looked into the Gospel enough to learn that it is going to be a very hard road to follow. They decided they would just go back as though they had never known about the Truth of God. But in their going back, they never go back. They live a lie. They saw something new. They tasted the Lord’s way. They are no longer blind to the Truth. This is why we are warned so often about falling away. There is a harsh penalty to pay for those who taste the goodness of God and still chose to live in sin.
I present this for careful consideration. If you still read this, you’re still here. You might have tasted a few things about God. But you haven’t yet seen His Face. This is what makes us different from satan. He was with the Lord of Life, and stood in His very presence. Yet he chose to rebel. What was his condemnation is in our favor. Turn to Him that you might learn to walk in His ways. Humble yourself before the Lord and seek His forgiveness.
By His Grace.
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