"…I am with you to deliver you," says the Lord.
—Jeremiah 1:8
“God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally—
“…your life shall be as a prize to you…” (Jeremiah 39:18). That is all God
promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our
personal property and possessions are to be a matter of indifference to us, and
our hold on these things should be very loose. If this is not the case, we will
have panic, heartache, and distress. Having the proper outlook is evidence of
the deeply rooted belief in the overshadowing of God’s personal deliverance.
[..] If we look for justice, we will
only begin to complain and to indulge ourselves in the discontent of self-pity,
as if to say, “Why should I be treated like this?” If we are devoted to Jesus
Christ, we have nothing to do with what we encounter, whether it is just or
unjust. In essence, Jesus says, “Continue steadily on with what I have told you
to do, and I will guard your life. If you try to guard it yourself, you remove
yourself from My deliverance.” Even the most devout among us become atheistic
in this regard— we do not believe Him. We put our common sense on the throne
and then attach God’s name to it. We do lean to our own understanding, instead
of trusting God with all our hearts (see Proverbs 3:5-6).” CHAMBERS
Hmmmm. Oswald, do you
mean to say that when people don’t do what they are supposed to do. When they treat me poorly … I am supposed to “let
it go?” As a follower of Christ .. you
are following Jesus right . .not just carrying the thought of Him around with
you … we are supposed to hold things of this world in an open hand. That’s right … but we have a death grip on
some things in this world. We have decided
that for us to be “happy”, to feel safe, to not be fearful we need Jesus plus a
few things. The problem is that the
Bible does not make allowance for that.
In fact, Jesus calls that being “lukewarm”, having a divided heart. Revelation
3 or is it Revelations 3? verses 15-17
“I [Jesus speaking] know your deeds,
that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So,
because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my
mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’
But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.”
Woah!
That sounds pretty harsh doesn’t it?
We live like it is OK to straddle
the spiritual fence. But it is NOT
ok. Matthew
22:37 uses the word “all” a lot.
That leaves no room for other devotions, if you desire to follow Jesus. It is really up to you .. but if you are
embracing the world as a Christian .. don’t deceive yourself any longer
thinking it’s OK, because you certainly are not deceiving God. ELGIN
1 John 2: 15- 17 “Do not love the world or anything in the
world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For
everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its
desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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