"God Is Faithful" -2

"The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved." (Psalms 99:1)
You know that little saying, 'You are a saint, or you ain't,' well it is really something like that. Not to get too specific or anything, but we either believe that God is all that He says that He is, or we don't! That is pretty much what I feel that it comes down to. In that parable of the talents, Jesus spoke about the king, whom they did not want to be king, yet he was crowned the king anyways. Whether it's the way things are meant to be, or it's the way things turn out, God is in control! I don't know about you, but that seriously blows my mind! Now, as far as the talents go, we all know it was never about money; it's not even about time or ability; it's about the greatest treasure of all, the Good News. We have all been given something to share, whether you think it's so or you don't, that is not up to you to determine; you have come to an understanding when you received the gift, now what are you going to do with that treasure you have been given? Whether it's a little or a lot, that's really not the issue; the issue is, what are you doing with what you have been given? God does not compare what I have with someone else, He looks at what I have been given and judges based upon the results from that. In that regard, the last word from the previous Psalm comes into play, "equity." In other words, we are all equal in His sight! No matter what you might have or don't have, you are no different in the eyes of God; the one and only thing that really matters is that you are washed in the blood of Jesus Christ. There are those who are, and there are those that ain't! If you are one of those who are, then you have been made part of the Kingdom, and as such, you have been given treasure from heaven that needs to be shared. It's not about money or coins, it's about souls and us being faithful with what we have been given. After all, isn't that part of what we are looking for from God? It's not about works, so don't even go there; what we are talking about here is something that does not involve work, it's more about just showing off the treasure that you have been given. If you bury it in the ground, what good is it to anyone else? What good is it to you? It surely is no good to the Lord...
"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain." (Philippians 2:12-16) KJV