Friday, July 20, 2012

"Powerful Protection" -3

So maybe since we are through with the theoretical plight of a soul, how about taking a look at that Third question? I know it's been a couple of days, but the question was one asked by Jesus in Luke 6:46, saying, "And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" Jesus then goes on to share about two different foundations, which is also found in Matthew 7:24-27, and says, "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." What we are talking about is strongly related to that message I heard the other morning, saying, "Plan for your soul"; and it requires us building upon the Rock; which requires that we do those things that the Lord requires. We do not need to be an architect in order to build the house, for the Lord will be that for us; but we do need to place the foundation upon Truth: Truth being that which we know is right, and that we live by, as if our very lives depended upon it!!! Let me say this again, just so you do not get confused and think that this is about works; because we are talking about protection, not grace; for grace is freely given to us, but protection; well, let's just say that it is lived for. With that said, we must know something about this protection that is lived for: it is very powerful protection; so powerful that the storms that come will have no affect upon our soul, for the foundation which has been established is the Rock; which is the word 'Petra', and means an immovable rock, and is used metaphorically of Christ and the testimony concerning Him which is an unchangeable, immovable testimony. Therefore; when David is asking God for protection, and is saying, "Keep me as the apple of Thy eye; hide me under the shadow of Thy wings", he is in fact making the proclamation within this request that he knows where he must be kept, and why it is that he is kept there! Which basically means, that the protection comes from the shadow of God's wings, which is the Truth of His testimony; and that the testimony of His Truth is that we are the apple of His eye; and with that, we must make His testimony the apple of our eye...

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