"His Corrections"

"Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: to overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands." (Psalms 106:26-27)

 You need to know the importance of who you are in Christ; this is no little thing, something we can take for granted or pretend that what we do does not matter, because this is the testimony of God's power and love that we are talking about. The word 'overthrow' is pretty interesting, because it is a lot like sin: it is to fail or fall short; much like someone who falls off a horse, or falls into a snare. It is something to think about, if you are so inclined; if a person is failing to produce the proper testimony of God's power and love, then what better thing for God to do than to cause them to fail. If there are those who would try and split the church or cause others to stumble, then what better thing would God do but to make them fall off of their high-horse. When it speaks of 'seed,' the thought is of the things which are sown, as in sowing bad moral quality, or dysfunction. God is always fair and just, but in the long run, it is His church He will watch over, above all else. There are several passages in the Scripture that shown how God will do certain things to prove He is serious about His Name; His Name being that which shows who He is, what He is about, and why He is to be feared. Maybe that is it, there is a two-sided coin which we all hold, on the one side is love and the other is fear. When we are serving Him faithfully, we are walking in love for Him; but when we are walking in our flesh, we are living in fear of Him. We might not admit it, but the fear is there; we feel vulnerable, much as Adam and Eve did, hiding in the bushes because of their nakedness. The most amazing thing of all, is that it is as easy as flipping that coin over to the other side, for us to be walking in love. Seriously, just like that, we repent, ask Him for His forgiveness, and we are restored into His wonderful grace. You do know, grace is the part of forgiveness where we are justified in Christ...

"Be careful then, dear brothers or sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Remember what it says: "Today when you hear his voice, don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled."" (Hebrews 3:12-15) NLT