Meditate on this!
How
many avenues of law are there? Physical, natural, public and spiritual
and there may be more but for this simple mind these will do. How many
of these laws have you broken or abused? If you are a saint according to
Biblical Grace… you have overcome the world. 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 enjoy the LORD today!
During
Veteran’s Day my wife and I went to a local restaurant where we met a
very elderly gent in a full dress Marine Corp uniform. He had enough
metal on his chest to sink any submarine I was ever on and I thought to
myself that he must have trouble getting about with all that weight. He
was with two elderly women. I congratulated him for his service to the
country and I soon began thinking… “What a blow heart!” his conversation
was mixed with many confusing comments. He was a loud talker I think
because he was a bit hard of hearing therefore it was easy to hear what
he was saying. Sometime later while reading the local newspaper we saw
his picture. He had been at the Veteran’s Day Celebration in our local
town, he was honored war hero and he was in his nineties. Now I am not
saying that the man at plus ninety years of age is a liar; I believe he
is the war hero he claims to be, but what is sad is that people (you and
me) often take what is good and turn it into evil because our motives
are wrong, sinfully and selfishly applied, even at plus ninety years
old. Eli was a good judge but his application to family life was sinful
and selfish. 1 Samuel 4:12-18
James 5
James 5:7-12 – There is a song we sing. “O
the King is coming, the King is coming! I just heard the trumpets
sounding, And now His face I see; O the King is coming, the King is
coming!” What an awesome thought to keep in mind. Is this the
dominate thought on your mind today? Most likely not, most likely you
are busy with the day, maybe even walking spiritually but busy with the
chores of ministry, family or just plain old work.
The
day of the LORD is at hand, oh yes I know that; but there is still time
for grumbling and the like. You know I have trouble with brother
so-in-so or sister do-little. I have time the Judge is just standing at
the door, or as some would say; He is just drawing near. I have time, I
know because I have done this before many times. My earlier spiritual
walk can rest for the moment. I am not a prophets and I do not have the
patience of Job. Certainly, I know what I am doing and the LORD is very
compassionate and merciful when it comes to my grumbling.
But
then, I speak in the name of the LORD and yet I am told in scripture
that I need patience and I do count those who have it “blessed”! Awe,
maybe I should stop swearing. Now I do not curse; but I do declare that
brother so-in-so and sister do-little get on my nerves. A simple yes and
no is all it takes! “Yes I believe the LORD is coming” No His coming is
not in general, He is not coming for everyone. PRAISE GOD, HE’S COMING
FOR ME. (The rest of the song). If this truth is on your mind; brother
so-in-so and sister do-little will not be.
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