"The Ultimate Authority"

"Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;" (Psalms 114:7)

 If you stop and think about it, there really is nowhere that we can put our trust; nowhere else that counts for anything close to what God has to offer. The difference between believing and not believing are as clear as night and day! Better yet, it is as different as life and death! There really is no reason to doubt, other than you are not willing to be subject to God's ultimate authority; and if that be the case, what does that say to the direction that you are headed? Seriously, how can you pretend to not believe, yet also not surrender to God's authority? He is either God or He is not; you cannot have it both ways; you cannot pretend that it is all untrue, yet refuse to surrender to His authority because you do not want to disrupt your life of sin. That is why those that refuse are call the wicked, because they are condemned already in their own hearts and refuse to ask for mercy. That is what wicked means, that they are guilty of sin, and they know it! Here is the picture of Jacob, who knew that he was guilty of tricking his brother and that he had done wickedly towards him. Yet, it was God that had the ultimate authority over justice and condemnation; just as it is with our own personal sins, it is God who condemns and who justifies us, no one else matters when it comes to the forgiveness of sin; nothing else matters when it comes to being justified before God and to be found not guilty of sin. Just like there is night and day, life and death, darkness and light, there is believing and not believing! God is the ultimate authority when it comes to that, He knows our heart, and there is absolutely no way that we can hide the way that we truly are; we are either wicked or we are not...

 "Listen to what the LORD is saying: "Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints. And now, O mountains, listen to the LORD's complaint! He has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel. "O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me! For I brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you. Don't you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember you journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the LORD, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness." What can we bring to the LORD? What kind of offerings should we give him? Should we bow before God with offerings of yearling calves? Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins? No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God." (Micah 6:1-8) NLT