There are so many people who feel a need to get on someone else's band wagon. They seem to need heroes to motivate them, attaching themselves, perhaps hoping some of their greatness will rub off on them.
They lack contentment with just speaking truth and living it themselves. There appears to be a compulsion to find someone other than God with which to engage in "hero worship." Is it possible when we name drop a name to appear in line with a famous human being, we are deriving a sense of specialness for ourselves from their presence in our minds and in the minds of others?
Idols seem to be a common occurrence in modern Christendom. Many believers think they have no idols, but speak often of the great words or deeds of others as though a deed or words make the person special or godly. Notice too that these same people will devote an inordinate amount of time appreciating an unsaved person's stand on something, while neglecting entirely to jump on the wagon of someone who preaches Christ.
The "cause" is paramount in the minds of many people, Christ is almost irrelevant, as long as there is agreement about the cause. When we celebrate the stand of a person who believes Christ was not Who He was, then we validate the religion of that person, causes become more important than Christ.
Acts 16:16-18 "16 It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.” 18 She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment."
Paul did not want a demon possessed person following them around telling people they were of God, when she was herself demon possessed, it gave credibility to the demon controlled girl. Thankfully she was delivered from the demons.
Is it possible that borrowing the fame, good deeds and words of others makes us feel as though we did those things ourselves? Sort of fame by proxy?
Right now we are seeing idols in the making, celebrating people who not only have wrong doctrine but blasphemous doctrine, because we happen to agree with them on one social cause.
To make an alliance with someone who negates the person and work of Christ, is to have an unholy alliance, it negates Christ for no other purpose than to feel important ourselves.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 "14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ."
1 Timothy 6:20 "20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”—"
I am only glad about a public stand made when it is by an Holy Spirit filled born again believer. I might share the gospel with the false Christian but I would not join ranks with them in any cause.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
God Uses The Nothing Things
Often I think of how God used the nothing things to bring His greatest work. Christ, His Son, born in a nothing town, raised by nothing parents, little money and no prestige, to die a lonely death on an ugly cross. But......He was raised a King, offers forgiveness of sins, dwells in those who love Him, will come back as the all powerful King to rule on earth.
Whenever we are tempted to feel down and lonely, just remember how lonely Christ felt when the world He created, r...ejected Him.
Matthew 21:42 "Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?"
Isaiah 53
1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.4 For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
Whenever we are tempted to feel down and lonely, just remember how lonely Christ felt when the world He created, r...ejected Him.
Matthew 21:42 "Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?"
Isaiah 53
1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.4 For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
King James Version (KJV)
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
King James Version (KJV)
Friday, September 18, 2015
The Election is a Great Big Joke
O.K. lets discuss "Trump." LOL, I have to believe he is the ringer placed in the political fight to distract people from taking the election seriously. He is bombasitc, rude, arrogant entertaining and inconsistent.
I am watching news about the elections just to have a good laugh. Imagine if he were to get elected, entertaining the president of another country in the oval office, making comments about the face of that guest leaders wife.
So many things he says are outrageous for any "diplomat" to be speaking. Graciousness and demeanor is out the window with this cartoon character. I would hope he gets elected just to give us four years of laughs.
Since the good men cannot get elected and the others are all the same, not to be trusted, we might as well be entertained.
Something just isn't right in this election, it all seems like a bad stage production put on my a comedy team.
Has anyone noticed a lot more smiling and laughing, as though the whole matter of the presidency is a joke?
Somethings up, I don't know what. Call me crazy, but somethings up!
I am watching news about the elections just to have a good laugh. Imagine if he were to get elected, entertaining the president of another country in the oval office, making comments about the face of that guest leaders wife.
So many things he says are outrageous for any "diplomat" to be speaking. Graciousness and demeanor is out the window with this cartoon character. I would hope he gets elected just to give us four years of laughs.
Since the good men cannot get elected and the others are all the same, not to be trusted, we might as well be entertained.
Something just isn't right in this election, it all seems like a bad stage production put on my a comedy team.
Has anyone noticed a lot more smiling and laughing, as though the whole matter of the presidency is a joke?
Somethings up, I don't know what. Call me crazy, but somethings up!
Prayer Doesn't Work, God Does!
Sometimes we interpret what we see in films in terms of what we already believe rather than what was meant. A lot of people these days have faith in faith instead of faith in Christ. That's why movies can be dangerous, we miss things because of emotion.
Often people say "prayer works", but I like to retort, "prayer doesn't work, God works."
Even non-believers tell people they will pray for them, but it means nothing, they almost never do and if they do they don't know who they are praying too, into the wind I think.
We live in a culture now that believes all we have to do is say something and that will make it happen, the power of words.
It matters who we pray to and whether or not we are right with God.
“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood” (Isaiah 1:15).
Many people who don't love God, don't pray to Him, but speak into the air to hear their own voices, are not being heard and have no power.
Often people say "prayer works", but I like to retort, "prayer doesn't work, God works."
Even non-believers tell people they will pray for them, but it means nothing, they almost never do and if they do they don't know who they are praying too, into the wind I think.
We live in a culture now that believes all we have to do is say something and that will make it happen, the power of words.
It matters who we pray to and whether or not we are right with God.
“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood” (Isaiah 1:15).
Many people who don't love God, don't pray to Him, but speak into the air to hear their own voices, are not being heard and have no power.
Children of God or Not?
There are those who are saying that everyone, whether a Christian or not are "children of God." This is not true according to God's Word. This thinking is the product of worldly apostate teachings, it does not belong in the church among believers.
Those who are not born again through faith in Christ are not children of God.
1 John 2:10 "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother."
John 1:12 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,"
Galatians 3:26 "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith."
Galatians 4:4-5 "4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."
Romans 9:8 "That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
Those who are not born again through faith in Christ are not children of God.
1 John 2:10 "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother."
John 1:12 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,"
Galatians 3:26 "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith."
Galatians 4:4-5 "4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."
Romans 9:8 "That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Modern Methods
Sometimes we interpret what we see in films in terms of what we already believe rather than what was meant. A lot of people these days have faith in faith instead of faith in Christ. That's why movies can be dangerous, we miss things because of emotion.
Often people say "prayer works", but I like to retort, "prayer doesn't work, God works."
Even non-believers tell people they will pray for them, but it means nothing, they almost never do and if they do they don't know who they are praying too, into the wind I think.
We live in a culture now that believes all we have to do is say something and that will make it happen, the power of words.
It matters who we pray to and whether or not we are right with God.
“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood” (Isaiah 1:15).
Many people who don't love God, don't pray to Him, but speak into the air to hear their own voices, are not being heard and have no power.
Often people say "prayer works", but I like to retort, "prayer doesn't work, God works."
Even non-believers tell people they will pray for them, but it means nothing, they almost never do and if they do they don't know who they are praying too, into the wind I think.
We live in a culture now that believes all we have to do is say something and that will make it happen, the power of words.
It matters who we pray to and whether or not we are right with God.
“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood” (Isaiah 1:15).
Many people who don't love God, don't pray to Him, but speak into the air to hear their own voices, are not being heard and have no power.
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