Reunited With Our Family, The Family of God

Those who love Christ are our family if we are born again. 

One day at the marriage supper of the Lamb we will all be reunited to rejoice over our final marriage to our Husband. 

What an amazing celebration that will be and we won't have to worry about what to wear. 

We will all be clothed in garments of white, a pure spotless Bride because of Christ. Hallelujah!!!

Sabbath Days and Foods

This is not pertaining to pagan holidays as some would like to assert. This passage is speaking about worship days and foods. Let's not make it pertain to anything else.

Romans 14:1-6
King James Version (KJV)
14 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

Silliness in the Worship

Is anyone else disgusted with the foolish levity that is invading the modern church?

I was listening to a radio program recently on the way home from shopping. I listened for about 15 minutes, hoping the flippant joking would be over and the meaty sermon would begin. Foolishness never did stop and there was no meat, I couldn't stand to listen any longer, so I turned off the radio.

When we make a comic show out of the preaching of the Word, to foster happiness in the listener, then we have encouraged silliness in those who are listening. How can we expect those listening to take anything from the Word seriously.

If anything there should be more weeping over sin in our gatherings. Those who are in sin should be weeping over it and confessing and those who are not in sin should be weeping with them. Our churches are full of sin now as so many believers are ignoring the principles of God in favor of fostering a social club mentality.

We used to have a saying we heard on the media often, when I was growing up, it was; "My country right or wrong." It was a foolish saying because it meant that it didn't matter how evil things became we would still stand by our country.

God wants us to expose wickedness, take things seriously and remove ourselves from those who refuse to repent.

1 Peter 5:8-9
"8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world."

Romans 16:17
"17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them."

1 Timothy 5:20
"20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear."

Titus 3:10-11
"10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned."

What is a Real Friend

Want to find out who your real friends are?

Be so close to Christ that those who hate Him will go away and those that love Him will come closer.

We Don't Obey the Law it is a Part of Us

Many people cannot wrap their mind around that idea that the Law is for the Law breaker. It is not for the believer. Romans 3:19-20

"19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are [a]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for [c]through the Law comes the knowledge of sin."

There is a Law in the land that forbids robbery, those who are Law breakers will rob and need the Law to restrain them because in their heart of hearts they are thieves.

However, the person who has Christ living in them, do not want to steal and would not do such a thing, they would flea from the temptation to do it. These people do not need a Law because they have the will do what is right.

These same people have the Law within them, it is the same Law that condemns the Law breaker. For these people there is no need of Law, because they desire to do right.

Believers are not perfect and sometimes we disobey, then we are convicted by the Law so that we might repent.

James 2:8-13
"8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy [e]triumphs over judgment."

The Law was not there to "follow" it was there to convict so that we would repent, it showed us our sinfulness. In a way it was as if God gave us a mirror (the Law), so that we could take a good look at ourselves and realize our need for the Savior.

No man can keep the Law, God said that quite clearly. We cannot be good after we are born again, it is Christ in us who is good and keeps us.

Philippians 2:13 "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." We are not "keeping the Law", but Christ is working in us.

Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

God says that no man can keep the whole Law but at the same time the only solution to our sinfulness it so keep the whole Law. So what is the answer?

The answer is that the Law was given to show us our sin, that we might see our need for the Savior. After we are born again we don't worry about keeping it, because we have no desire to dishonor Christ Who lives in us. 

Many of those who think we must "try" to keep the Law, think one can lose their salvation, because they are feverishly attempting to keep the very salvation they did not earn. What we did not earn we cannot keep.

Christ is our righteousness, He works in us to obey Him. When we stray, He disciplines those He loves.

Hebrews 12:6 "FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES."

Matthew 26:41 ""Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

It is not our flesh that is saved for eternity, it is our spirit.

Galatians 5:17 "For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please."

We desire to please the Lord when we become born again, making us deeply grieved when we disobey Him. If we are blind to our own sin then the Lord helps us regain our sight by chastising us to come to where we should be.

Checking With God About Our Holidays

Interesting isn't it, parents don't see this as lying, to teach their children about false beings that do miracles. No wonder so many children are rebelling against their parents. The parents discipline their children for lying while at the same time practicing lying themselves.

Amos 5:21-23
King James Version (KJV)
"21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols."

Parents don't understand that lying to children even to spare their feelings, is teaching them to lie. We must tell the truth to our children always, they may be hurt for a short time but they will learn to face truth and work through pain.

God does not lie to us to spare us pain, we should not do it with our children.

Leanness Comes From Rebellion

Too many people use the excuse that they are at a different spiritual level than someone else, thereby allowing them to indulge in things that are not pleasing to Christ.

When we are challenged that something we do does not honor Christ, we are at that point, responsible to go before the Lord and ask Him.

Those who will not take instruction or correction, walk in pride and willfully ignore the messengers of His wisdom.

Each time we ignore warnings, and even defend our ungodly actions, we take one step backward. Rebellion and willful ignorance will cause leanness in our souls.

Psalm 106:15 "So He gave them their request, But sent a wasting disease among them."