The Devotional – 1085 – Foot Steps in Second Corinthians, On Going

The Devotional – 1085 – Foot Steps in Second Corinthians, On Going

When I was growing up in Kentucky, one of the happy things I remember was the peddlers who would come through our neighborhood selling fruits and vegetables. When I became old enough some of us got jobs selling from the trucks as the men made their way through various sections of German town selling their goods. These men were serious and to my understanding, hardworking and honest. If someone ordered two pounds of green beans, they always got two and a quarter pounds. Ten pounds of potatoes always ended up being ten and half pounds. Today things are much different, today we live among the ruins of truth. False religion has taken over the Holy Bible and we are somewhat like the people of Israel mentioned by Haggai in his book, Haggai 1:3-7. 

CHALLENGES & COMMENTS – 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Haggai 1:3-7 – Then the Word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying. “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!” You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes. Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!”

Yes, we must consider our ways! My first thought is of our young people who have refill after refill of soda and leave their plate full of “pushed aside food”, many are obese with abundance and yet are unbalanced with malnutrition. Then we have the parents who are full of the drugs that keep themselves balanced with controlled emotions that would abnormally be off the chart were it not for the daily intake of those drugs.

The apostle Paul is speaking to the Corinthian church about church ministry. Not many ministry leaders would disagree this statement! “The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is hidden today” Some may agree because they have willingly placed a veil over the eyes of those who are perishing. Others would say they agree because they feel the pressure of secular humanism that has blinded the eyes of our young to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

False religion and secular humanism is the result of the god of this age (Satan) gaining ground in religion and family all across this land. Everyone has an ism or a chasm; (a belief or a fault) that the god of this age feeds with spiritual blindness. What is spiritual blindness? It is the deceitful peddling of the Word of God (prosperity and love gospels) which do not convict of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8 read the context). Therefore believing in any of the light of the gospel of the glory of God is rejected.

God is on His Throne, He has not replaced Himself with “blind guides” God is the only ONE who commanded light to shine out of darkness, can you just imagine the power of that statement when God created the heavens and the earth. He said; “let there be light!”

Let me remind us that the very light we see today… “It is the same light He spoke into existence eight to ten thousand years ago”. He also through His mercy has given us another Light which reveals the knowledge of God to all who believe or disbelieve. It is the face of Jesus Christ and who is able to look into His eyes; Revelation 1:14 or Revelation 20:11.

Those who believe the true gospel of grace will see Him as in Revelation 1:14 and those who disbelieve; that is receive the wrong gospel will see Him in Revelation 20:11.