Monday, August 24, 2015

"The True God"

PSALMS 68 [To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.] Just what is needed, a little light to shine in the darkness. And just in case you missed it, you only know the real power through obedience; if you do not obey the Spirit, then you will not experience how real God is in your own life. It's just a simple fact, you can only know God for real by following the Truth; and who do you think the Truth is, it is Jesus! You know, He did not just come here to die for our sins, He also came to show us the Father! We must never doubt the power of God's word, ever! "Sharper than a two edged sword", the word of God can cut through even the hardest of hearts; and if anyone doubts that the word of God can change a man's heart, then they have not seen "The True God" at work. Before we get into this Psalm, there is something that needs to be made abundantly clear: No man or woman alive is the enemy of God! I don't care what anyone has done, or even what they continue to do, God loves each and everyone us, and He is not willing that any should perish, but that every single man or woman alive on this earth would turn and run to Him. That is God's heart for the wicked, not that they would be destroyed, but that they would run to Him for the salvation that they need. Those that are more wicked than others, they just need it more; and He has an endless supply of mercy and grace! These are very important times that we are living in, and we need to get serious about who it is that we are going to serve, because Jesus is coming very soon. If we doubt that it is so, then we will put off being ready; and you do not want to be found unprepared at His coming! The way I see it, there are two very important things that we need to do in order to be prepared: we must hear His voice, and we must obey it. I know that is something that seems rather odd, given the fact that we are saved by grace and not by works; but the Holy Spirit needs to be used in our lives, and He is only used through obedience. If you want to assure that your "Lamp" is full of "Oil", then you need the "Fullness" of God in your life... "By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence. And because of His glory and excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins." (2 Peter 1:3-9) NLT

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