"For This Cause"

 "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:" (Hebrews 4:6 KJV)

  "But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on marriage. Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions. Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away." (1 Corinthians 7:29-31 NLT) 

 Making a case for what matters most, we need to think more about what God wants, and less about what we want God to do for us. Thinking about the situation with the children of Israel that died in the desert, they focused more upon their own needs, more than their need to draw closer to God. Even after seeing all the signs and wonders, they were not satisfied or comforted by God's presence! He guided them by day with a cloud, and by night with a fire; and yet they still did not believe! 

 What was it that they lacked, having seen such signs and wonders? Love! Not just their love for God, as if they had any love for Him, even though He wanted to love and comfort them. It is God's love that we need to believe in and cherish! We must believe that He loves us and wants to have fellowship with us; which is the whole reason He sent His Son to die for our sins! 

 If you can accept it, (which many probably won't), this idea of first statement, "it remaineth that some must enter therein," I would like to associate it the Lazarus's being raised from the dead. This is the "must enter therein," condition! What power did Lazarus have to rise up from the dead by himself? Absolutely none! Jesus had to call out to Lazarus, specifically, or all the dead would have been risen. 

 I was saved because God called me out from the dead! This much I truly believe, and I know that He personally loves me...

"Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on human reasoning. I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion - how I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it. I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors. But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being." (Galatians 1:11-16 NLT)