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One Foot In
Church is never meant to be convenient or easy.
Convenient church:
There are some who advertise easy church — church that never infringes on your life, church that might make you feel better, but won’t help you live for Christ. I wonder if we take the words of Jesus seriously. As believers we should! Rev. 3:15-16 NLT —I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other. But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Lukewarm church:
Lukewarm means showing little enthusiasm or zeal, indifferent.
- May occasionally attend church
- Rarely read the Bible
- Don’t honor God with the tithe
- When they sin, not really any conviction
- One-foot-in-the-world-and-one-foot-in-the-kingdom church
Sacrificial church:
We all need to realize the devil owns the fence. There is no neutral with God. What He requires is our obedience. Convenient church does not work because it is not what Jesus taught. We must be taught sacrifice. Jesus plainly says that to be His followers, we must give up our own ways, take up our crosses, and follow Him (Matt. 16:24 NLT). We all have a mission, a job to do, and the church is supposed to remind us of that.
Let’s put our hand to the plow, work diligently, and be willing to sacrifice and follow Him.
Just a thought,
PSS
Published on Monday, October 5, 2020 @ 10:06 AM MDT
Compromise
Everyone has principles they live by, which are not negotiable and should never be set aside.
Negotiation:
Too many Christians compromise the word of God in their lives. The word of God is not, and should never be, up to negotiation. Compromise can be beneficial when it promotes cooperation without sacrificing normal values, the standard of the Bible. When you begin to take a wrong step in a direction that you know is unwise, it can lead to compromise.
The highest way:
Compromise is defined as an agreement or settlement of dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. It also means to accept standards that are lower than desirable. In other words, when you compromise the word of God to do something you want, you are accepting standards that are lower. God’s ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher, better than our thoughts. God’s ways are always the best ways.
Repentance:
Compromising beliefs has caused so much pain for people. It causes regret. Regret is awful! If you have found yourself compromising the word of God for someone or something, repent quickly and purpose to get it right. Change your ways immediately. Then you will see God’s blessing, His help in your life and family.
Some things are negotiable but never is the word of God. Believe it and act on it. Hebrews 12:10-13.
Just a thought,
PSS
Published on Monday, September 28, 2020 @ 12:00 PM MDT
Be Not Deceived
Deception is defined as the act of causing someone to believe something that is not true, in order to gain some advantage; an imposing of a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness; a misleading; a leading astray.
Corrupt systems:
Today people are being led astray by a corrupt system. The reason it’s so corrupt is that the people who are running it are ungodly. They have no morals. The media is no longer unbiased in reporting the news. They are writing their own narrative and then reporting on it. Most politicians are power hungry and don’t care about the people they represent.
Deceived churches:
Even churches who have stayed closed are being led astray, even though God has said we are to gather together. They have even bought into the rhetoric of these politicians. The Bible teaches we are not to be deceived. Col 2:8 (ESV) — See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human traditions, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
The Truth:
The only way we won’t be deceived is to learn and to become doers of the word of God. It is our only hope. Make church a priority. Make sure they are actually teaching the word of God. Purpose to do, put into practice, what you learn.
Learn to repent quickly and forgive quickly, for this will help you not to be deceived.
Just a thought,
PSS
Published on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 11:36 AM MDT
Truth vs Absurdity
When truth is removed, absurdity rules the day. Think about that statement.
Many truths:
There are a lot of truths in the world: the earth is round; we revolve around the sun at a perfect distance from it so we don’t freeze to death; we are far enough away from it so we don’t burn up. But there is “The Truth” that can be learned from the word of God only. God’s word (the Bible) is truth. It’s the final say! Or it should be, in a believer’s life. If it is not, it is not too late to allow it to be.
Many absurdities:
Without God’s truth, absurdities will rule the day. Absurd is defined as wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate, ridiculous. Absurd is contrary to reason, obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth and common sense. This is what is happening in our state and country. The philosphy of this world is absurd — from destroying our economy and people’s lives over a virus to the continued murder of the unborn, to allowing the homosexual to recruit our children, from TV shows to the indoctrination of the public school system. It is just absurd.
The Truth:
Ever since this country has removed God and His word from the public square, absurdities reign. How do we ”absurdityproof” ourselves? By reading the word of God, acting on the word of God, and doing it. By hearing it consistently, it will keep us from buying into the absurd.
Stay strong and cling to the word of God. It will help you in every area of your lives.
Just a thought,
PSS
Published on Monday, September 14, 2020 @ 9:28 AM MDT
In Him
The Bible teaches in John 15:19, If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own.
In word and in deed:
There are far too many people who are believers in word only. Their deeds would tell you another story. We must be real believers in word and deeds. Our actions will affect our true hearts. But because we no longer belong to the world, we now belong to God’s kingdom. The world will hate you. “World” means: world’s philosophies, its systems, its way of acting and living.
In faith and in trust:
Because we believe what God’s word teaches and purpose to act and live accordingly, it goes in direct opposition to what the world believes is right and acceptable. The Truth is confrontational in and of itself. Either you believe it or you don’t. No middle ground — you are either all in or you are not in at all. It doesn’t mean we are not growing and developing our faith and trust in God.
In His ways:
We will make mistakes, but the flow of our life is toward God and His ways. When you take a stand for truth, you will be attacked for it, made fun of, called old-fashioned, a racist, a hater, a troublemaker; because the world, and those who are one with it, does not want any light shed on their sin, nor to be told they are wrong, nor told they need to repent and receive Jesus as Savior and Lord or perish.
So, get ready as the day approaches and count it joy when you experience trials and tribulation. Endure like a good soldier, never faint, never feel you are alone. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. When you have done all you know to do, STAND!
Just a thought,
PSS
Published on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 @ 1:25 PM MDT
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