What does Papa “J” Say?
How many times a day does morality or ethics come into focus? It is the constant battle of good and evil. People watch the young and the old to trap them in some issue related to moral or ethical practice. So what will you do today? Proverbs 7:6-8
We live in a great country, over the years we have suffered greatly for our freedom. The enemy (and do not lie to yourself) we have an enemy. As such, the enemy has slipped in unaware and put us to sleep with socialistic promises. Now I am not discussing liberalism or conservatism since I believe we need this system of checks and balances to keep our nation on a level keel. So for those of you who wish to believe that I am always talking politics, you have just read my political statement. The enemy is seeking to rewrite the boundaries of this system of checks and balances and we are being told to accept a socialistic government. From time to time a few of us wake up and see what is happening. We bark out a complain then fall back to sleep since the drug of this evil take over is strong, putting many good people (liberal and conservative) down for a recount. We should be tired of a government; “Of the court, by the court and for the court” we should take back our nation; “Of the people, by the people and for the people”! That would be you and me, but the enemy is hopeful that we stay asleep for a generation or two and forget our constitution and suffering of days gone by! If we continue to do nothing, then we will no longer be the “land of the free or the home of the brave” 2 Chronicles 7:14.
The Gospel of John
John 15:9-17 Can there be perfect love and joy in this present world we live in? God does make this promise to us in these verses. Think about it; a child like faith has a perfect love for a father. This is not a hope-so, it is fact. The result is that this kind of faith produces perfect joy. God also gave us His Son Jesus to show each of us how this love works and how the joy is produced. All one needs to do is be obedient.
Now the burden of obedience does not fall on one and not the other. If a father commands obedience from a son or daughter, the father must be obedient too. In our human fallen condition lies this problem. In obedience both the father and the son or daughter must respond as ONE in obedience. Do you not see that abiding as one in obedience produces love with the result of joy? You could say that this is a closed system that cannot fail. However, at the fall of mankind this system did fail. But the faith and obedience of Jesus Christ has restored it.
So apart from God, no one can have perfect love and joy without His intervention. Verse 12 He commands us to love one another. Verse 13-14 in obedience to the Father, Jesus lays down His life for His friends, those who willing accept the commands and challenges He has heard from His Father. As friends He also commands us to love one another and yet, many of us fail. Thus we have our joy taken away and the devil gains another victory. There is joy in the LORD, but on the faces of many Christians today we see, bitterness, anger, depression and a host of other emotions that have traumatized the Spirit of God living in us. Ephesians 4:25-32.
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