"Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver." (S.O.S. 8:11)
"That's the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone's duty. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad." (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NLT)
Imagine if you will, you could have anything that you want; you name it, and it will be yours: What would you do with it, and how would you keep it, when you are gone from this earth? First and foremost, we are to serve the Lord; no matter who you are or how well you know Him, He is God! Yes, He calls us friend, and yes, we are His children; but when it comes to principles and obedience, we have got to keep this one thing clear: He is the Master!
Obviously, this is easily lost in translation; or as some might say: Not easily understood! I know that might sound as if there should be more to the problem, but it is pretty much as simple as that: we do not understand the situation, because if we did, we would walk accordingly. Don't be scared or fearful, as if to worry about all those bad things you might have done, because there is absolutely nothing that can be done with that which is behind you.
If it could be done, it is going to be done on a spiritual plain and not in the physical; the only thing that is not connected to time, as far as earthly issues, is the spiritual world that is all around us. I know that might sound really weird and out of this world; but it is the easiest way to describe what cannot be seen. If there was a reason that James, the half-brother of Jesus, was so known for his camel's knees, it was because he spent so much time in prayer, which is where we connect to this spiritual world. If it means anything at all, James had some past issues with believing who Jesus was; so it makes perfect sense that he really wanted to, somehow change what was already done.
I can recall listening to Dr. Chuck speaking about this different time domain, and then mentioning a movie called, The Thirteenth Floor; which really grabbed my attention, because it was one of those movies that had always fascinated me about time travel, and how things will always turn out the way that they are meant to be, no matter what. Or at least, that is the thing I remembered most about the movie.
In that regard, we are servants of the KING! Everything is His, nothing really belongs to us, not even our very soul! Your life belongs to Him; the way you die and leave this earth is all in His hands; there is absolutely nothing about your life He does not know or does not command! If we can even begin to understand how that works, it is the command that represents domination from a superior height, as in, He gets things done, with or without your help or cooperation!
That might be why it is so easy to buy into the whole Calvinistic view of things; but just because God does not learn, does not mean we don't change or need to learn. We live on a whole different playing-field; and that's putting it mildly. A servant is, what a servant does...
"Well then, since God's grace has set us free from from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey the teaching we have given you. Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves of righteous living." (Romans 6:15-18) NLT
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