In the present world we are highly discouraged from speaking about God’s things. Do you think this is something new to the world? Point to a place (since the fall of Adam) where man was encouraged to speak of the Lord. Want to live a life worth living? Proclaim the truths of the Lord at every possible place. I promise you something: The more you proclaim, the less you’ll be asked to speak. So don’t worry about being shunned. It will happen either here or in heaven.
By His Grace.
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Stand strong for the Lord Jesus and you will be misunderstood. It is an absolute truth. You can set everything you are and own on that. You will be misunderstood by the entire world. And you will be misunderstood by the majority of those who call themselves Christian.
It is acceptable to perform life at minimal amplitude. But this acceptance comes from those who chase after Holiness through a half witted strength and desire. Those who bend their entire self toward the Lord will not look like anything natural to this world. They will be different in all their dealings. They will submit to that which is “other”. They will search after the will of God without regard to their own personal gain. And this search will yield all the godly attributes we expect from Christians.
I look at my ability to convince others of this and realize that I have no power to help anyone else define their allegiance to God. All I can do is jump on here and type what is true. It remains in the hand of each of us to force our hearts to look into the perfect face of God the Father through Jesus Christ His Son. We have all been warned. And we will all stand individually before Him on “That Day”.
As you stand you will encounter a certain bracing wind of opposition. Stand strong and you will face a hurricane of hatred from anyone who hates the Holiness of God. There should be mentioned here that there is a place of “standing” in which you will not have the strength to stand. You can’t perform a truly godly life without the Spirit of God within you. You can pace yourself in a “religion”. But you won’t be able to withstand the onslaught from man with God’s help. And one more point: No one can enter into the godly life without the Lord opening the door.
By His Grace.
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The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8)
I sit this morning and ponder my bruised mind. Why do I do these things? I want to do what is right. But I am forced along by what I don’t understand. The Apostle Paul spoke about sin living in him that causes him to do what he does not want to do. We are caught in a horrible fixture. We learn to listen to what the Lord speaks, both through His word and in our soul. But we often find we have wandered off the path a bit. In a frantic scramble, we trace our way back. Then, out of breath from the struggle, we sit to ponder why we wandered.
We are not yet perfected in our worship of Jesus. But as fast as we can, when we find our way gone wrong, we recover and make amends as we are able. It is the Spirit of God who enlightens the horror of sin in a man. He alone can show you what needs fixing. And by the Grace of God, you are bid to take part in this dance of salvation. “Let’s work hard on this today”. Though you didn’t realize why you did those things, God will show you.
Listen to Him and live. Stop your ears and you remain in death.
By His Grace.
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What right does someone who is yet not Holy have to speak of Holy things? He not only has the right to speak of such things, he has an obligation. After all, which of us has attained to the Holiness of God? And what athlete trains with tinker toys when working toward fitness demanded by the olympics? And if a thing is not yet perfected in it’s invention, do the inventors refuse to speak of the “ideal” product?
So what shall we conclude? We are forced to say that to speak of anything less than Holiness will only cause us to approach the “something less”. We attain toward that which is our ideal. And we accomplish that attaining according to our desire.
Let people speak of anything less than the Holiness of God as their desire, and something less will be the outcome of their endeavors. In short, we become more and more like the One we hold as our target. The Christian world will often be caught holding up a small slice of Christ’s expectations for His people. And to this standard the general Church aspires. Items in the Christian experience such as mercy, generosity, prayer, truth, and a sinless obedience to Christ, are sincerely admirable. But the over all goal is to give our best shot at becoming Holy. And what shall we reply to the statement, “I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.” (Leviticus 11:44)
May all God’s children aspire to what is “other” in this life. The rewards of Christ hinge on our being separate from the world.
By His Grace.
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You have today. And even “today” is a generalized word. You have the “now”. You do not own what happened. And you do not own what is to come. It is like time is a wind which blows against your face. You have the movement which touches your skin, and no more. What is behind you only carries your scent. What lies ahead only holds a promise. You have the moment only.
Reach back one second and grasp anything. You can’t. You have regrets you call your own. But you can’t hold them in your hands. And you can’t change their outcome. Reach ahead and embrace what is coming. You can’t. You have promises you can see coming. But you don’t own them yet. And the best you can do is prepare to embrace what comes. What you’ve done is done. The past is a recorded and untouchable testimony to the life you’re leading NOW. And the future only promises something is coming.
But there is something you can do for your “time” situation. You are invited to own what comes. You don’t need to simply hope. I testify to everyone (as do all Christians who weather life in Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit), that you don’t need to encounter life as a rock or a tree. You can know that what you encounter has purpose and eternal meaning.
Right now, you search yourself for the strength to encounter the next moment. And you know that you prepare and fight the “now” without a firm grip. Jesus has done what you are trying to do in your own strength. And His promise to guide you is real. The fear of what you’ve done. And the fear of what is coming are both too much to bear. You can experience the freedom from fear that you’re holding too tightly.
Simply turn your life over to the one who has made the promise of eternal life. He has promised from Heaven and He cannot lie. You don’t need to be tossed back and forth from what is coming and what has gone. You can experience the freedom you’re looking for. It’s found in Jesus, the Christ of God.
By His Grace.
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Some write in their blogs about themselves. Their intent is simply to be heard. Some write in their blogs about various aspects of life. Their intent is simply to voice their opinion. Some intend to teach. Some intend to point at the faults of others, or the system of life we embrace simply because it is the accepted norm. Some write in their blogs because they are being friendly, or even because they have a specific hatred. So why do I write in my blog?
There must be honesty in this answer. So, in certain ways, I must agree with all of the above. These are motivations for writing. And I admit that they appear in my blog from time to time. But they are not the central reason why I write. More than any other reason, I write my blog as a testimony to the Lord Jesus. I don’t write to change lives, so much. Though it would be nice to know that I have been used to help another find a solid relationship with the Creator. I write about the Lord because I want to leave a legacy on this earth as one who encouraged the hopeless to consider their plight with open eyes.
By HIs Grace.
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