"Amazing Redirection" -2

"Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: this gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter." (Psalms 118:19-20)

  Just in case you might not know, that word, "constraineth," is word that speaks of being held captive, or being a prisoner. Whether you buy into the whole idea of predestination, it is pretty much something that is based upon God's knowledge and love, not upon what we know or can imagine on our own. Those that have been chosen by God have no idea who they are, until they are chosen; and just because we are called, does not necessarily result in being chosen for His Kingdom. Take the case of Judas, the one the betrayed Jesus; he was called and chosen for a specific task, but he was never fit for the Kingdom. All throughout his time with Jesus, he continually had his heart fixed upon this world; guarding the money was well suited for him, because money was important, just as was the Messiah's role in overturning the Roman's rule over Israel. I know that I am speaking of some things that leave room for debate; but there is something that must take place in our lives when we are on the right road, or path, or entering through the right gate; how ever you which to explain it, it requires a new direction, one that is fixed upon Heaven and not on this earth. Does that mean we no longer are concerned over this place? Not in the least! We have been chosen as messengers also; each and every one of us that are saved, we have been saved to share the Good News we have been given. So, yes, we most certainly are concerned over this place; there are people here that need direction! That is our ministry, however God chooses to use you or me, our ministry is redirection; or as Paul so gracefully says, "reconciliation." To be reconciled to God is not a temporary action, it is forever! It is a lot like marriage between a man and woman, at least the way God intended it to be: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." (Mark 10:9) Imagine how that works in the Kingdom of God; the place where no man can touch or alter anything that God has performed...

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away: behold, all things are new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given us to the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." (2 Corinthians 5:17-19) KJV