"A Gentle Reminder"

 "Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks." (S.O.S. 6:5-7)

  If you really want to know, our power, if it is a power at all, is manifested in the mighty working that was performed within us when we saved. You were not saved by something that you did, as much as you are able try to explain it, it was all God's doing; from Him calling you forward, to Him prompting your response, to Him opening the door of your heart! Oh, you thought it was your doing, did you? Well, if it was left up to you, you would have never even given Him the chance; your hard heart would have just gotten harder, and you would still be snickering every time you heard His name mentioned.

  If you recall, the door was locked, but He was always able to unlock it and open it up; He was simply waiting for the invitation! Something to think about, next time you think about calling the Alter Call an invitation; because it is He that knocks asking to come in, not inviting, but requesting the invite. We are simply required to say yes Lord, please come in! He has the keys! Every single one, no matter what the condition of our heart, He can open any lock and let Himself in; but we are the one's that stop Him, not the one's that make anything happen. 

  I was reminded of something this morning, as I thought about what this turning thing was all about: It is something that Peter reminds us of, as he says, "But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins." (2 Peter 1:9) Notice something that was said, because he did not say that you were not saved, but that you cannot see, and hath forgotten! We are well equip for battle, if we simply remember Who's battle it is, whether or not He has already won, and what, if anything, you are fighting for...

"Knowing this, that the old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:6-11)