"Off the Record"

"Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them." (Psalms 139:16)

   So you thought that was weird? Well, if so, you really haven't seen anything yet! So, here is the thing that this speaks to, not only our life as we know it, but it speaks to our glorified life in Christ. I know, that might seem to be going a little too far, but you have got understand something about the God that we serve: He cannot learn, because He already knows everything! I know, it is too much to contain the thought of where or how or why, but God is so much bigger than you think. I was taken back to something I shared in the beginning, like maybe within the first few weeks of this blog; it was the crazy illustration of the universe's picture compared to a magnified picture of a brain cell. You want to talk about something extraordinary, it really does not get any more illustrated than that! Now, if you want to get into something that might be little hard to confirm or deny, how about the question of whether or not all names start in the Book of Life? Pastor Jack mentioned this in his teaching last Sunday, saying, 'We believe that everyone's name is written in the Book of Life from the beginning, and is blotted out if they do not accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.' That might not be word-for-word, but it is what he said. If that is so, then this might be the verse that verifies that line of thinking. There are some who do not accept that line of thinking, because I have heard Pastor Mike say it is not true, several different times on the radio. Off the record, I really don't think it matters which way you might think it happens, whether you are written when you are saved, or you are blotted out when you have extinguished all of your chances. The biggest point to which way you perceive the time line, is not based upon the time, but is based more upon the reason for being blotted out. I believe it all about whether you believe that anyone saved is always saved, no if ands or butts. And if that be the case, there is something you need to be aware of: Off the Record, actually means that there is no record of anything you have done! Period! You must be Justified in Christ Jesus! I heard a message yesterday that made me think about where I stand with the LORD, it involved the brother of the Prodigal Son, the one that could not stand for his brother being forgiven, and did not understand repentance, because he had never repented himself! I really do not want to be in that list! A faithful sinner is still a sinner, because we are all born into sin; the real reason we are on the Record in the Lamb's Book of Life, is because we are a New Creature. I guess the real question needs to be about when that Book is actually written, and whether or not the timeline matters at all...

"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name." (Malachi 3:16)