You cannot be a rich man simply because you know rich men exist. You cannot be a hero simply because you know there are men who are heroes.
It is hideously foolish to boast of something we are not. And simply because our ancestors and friends were something, it does not make us so.
You cannot be something while what you own is nothing. The tally never lies. Those who can’t count can be fooled. But there is One who counts perfectly.
You cannot be a blazing Christian unless your soul is blazing with the things of the Lord God Almighty. At best you can only be a decent citizen of this world.
The judgment of God never sleeps. He knows those who are his. He knows what kind of people they are, for he has made them so. He knows what they endure. He knows those who struggle for his Holy sake.
We can say anything we want about ourselves. Truth either bears witness for us or stands as a mighty wall against us.
Prime time to make a proper assessment.
Vegas, is there some mystically important to that geographical place? They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
I’ve got news for everyone, what happens anywhere in this world accompanies us to the throne of the Most high God. Not one particle of dust in this world will offer us immunity, no matter what we call it and no matter where it is.
If you want immunity, live the life of Christ.
8. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom. 10. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
Christ is not a box to be checked. He is a life to be lead.
Consider the Lord Jesus.
From the beginning the Living God spoke Living words.
This is the Lord Jesus, the Christ of God.
He IS.
Consider His testimony among us. Faithful,
He IS.
His crucifixion is not what He was.
He IS.
The machine of our sin had no hold on Him. From the Living God,
He IS.
Of the Living God,
He IS!
God is permanently first. Those who earnestly seek his lovely face in Christ will be living an entirely different life.
Their life is born from heaven. It is a life granted by the Living God out of his mercy in Christ Jesus and for His own purposes.
It is a life lived by the rules of heaven. It is a human heart that aches for home. For them, the voice of the Spirit of God overrides society’s supremacy.
Outwardly, they are like any other human. Inwardly, the violence of the war within them evades description. The end of their war will come the moment they can tear off their flesh and ascend to the home they desire so deeply.
They cannot define peace like the world defines peace, they cannot have tranquility here. Tranquil, to them, is the promise of God.
21. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23. Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. (Genesis 5)
We are forced to ask this question, “Who does our actions and thoughts say we are?” The answer is already in the hand of God the Father.
How many even ask the question, comparing themselves to the expectations of Christ?
We: Live, Die, Face Judgment. Jesus or die twice.
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