Thursday, September 18, 2014

"Truth Be Told..."

"We have thought of Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple." (Psalms 48:9) Since love is the best motivator for us, what are we meant to do? I could maybe try and think of some ritual or act out some type of devotion; maybe even just begin to worship God with song and dance, yes, that might do it; humm. Then again, what would you do if you were to enter into the holy of holies itself? I mean, if you could enter into the very place where Aaron and his sons were only allowed, what do you think that you would do? Very little would be my guess; at the very least, you would do nothing more than you were instructed to do; and I believe a couple of his boys found that out for themselves. But really, it is the same rational for what we are meant to do, we are to think upon His love for us; you want to be motivated by love, then there you go, think about how much God loves you. The basic starting point (and ending point for that matter), is the cross; that cross where Jesus hung and died for you and me is where God proved His love towards us. He has shown us how much He loves us: "As we have heard, so have we seen" is not just a catchy phrase, it is the truth; we have heard of His love, so has He shown us! It really does not get any simpler than that; but we sure do try to make it difficult; which might be what the word 'cult' refers to, in that we have taken something that is meant to be so simple, and made it 'diffi-cult'.... "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham." (Galatians 3:1-7)

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