For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. And therefore will the LORD wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a GOD of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for Him. (Isaiah 30:15-18)
We as Christians must rest in Christ, and let Him perform in us His perfect work to make us more like Him and conform us to the image of His Son. The work we do here is His work. The life we live here is His life. Trying to accomplish anything apart from Christ is not only rebellion against a Holy GOD, but it is a recipe for failure. It might seem to good in the short term, but will eventually fail for it is not of GOD. Just as the Israelites here rejected GOD as their saviour and looked to Egypt to save them, so too often the Church takes its eyes off Jesus and looks to the world to accomplish the work that GOD gave to her to do. This has lead to the world creeping into the Church and adulterating not only the methods, but also the message. We in the Church need to return to the Word and be obedient and Holy once again. We are to be different, separate from the world, peculiar to those that don't know or understand for we are in Christ, and He is in us. We cannot expect the world to like us, for it hates Him and is at war with GOD.
GOD is still in control and will still work on behalf of those that love Him. He will still accomplish His work, and His Word will never go out void. We can still be strong in Him and let His grace, love and mercy shine out to those that don't know Him, despite their unbelief and animosity to the message of the Cross.
For the Cross is foolishness to those that perish, but GOD is not willing that any should perish and calls all to repentance and the knowledge of the truth. If you don't know Jesus, have never surrendered to Him on His terms and been born again, GOD calls you to receive Him by faith and have a new life in Christ. He has already judged your old life in yourself as condemned, but loved you enough that He took your place, and paid your debt for sIn and rebellion against GOD. Believe and trust Him today.
Believe Jesus will be strong on your behalf as you are obedient to His Word, and give Him the Glory due His Name.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
GOD is still in control and will still work on behalf of those that love Him. He will still accomplish His work, and His Word will never go out void. We can still be strong in Him and let His grace, love and mercy shine out to those that don't know Him, despite their unbelief and animosity to the message of the Cross.
For the Cross is foolishness to those that perish, but GOD is not willing that any should perish and calls all to repentance and the knowledge of the truth. If you don't know Jesus, have never surrendered to Him on His terms and been born again, GOD calls you to receive Him by faith and have a new life in Christ. He has already judged your old life in yourself as condemned, but loved you enough that He took your place, and paid your debt for sIn and rebellion against GOD. Believe and trust Him today.
Believe Jesus will be strong on your behalf as you are obedient to His Word, and give Him the Glory due His Name.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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