Thinking out loud…

Thinking out loud…. We have become a people who no longer worship the True God of creation. We have become a people who worship at the feet of financial security and lifestyle convenience. It no longer matters that these are not the things God called us to. God calls us to complete obedience to His Will and Purpose. Within that purpose can be those things, and many have found those things, but we are not called to those things or even to achieve those things. Obedience to God, complete obedience, will include struggle and hardship-John 16:33 “ I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.].” There is no promise of financial security and convenience of lifestyle. There is the promise of Peace and Victory over hardship. We are not to trust in the chariots of government or the security of financial institutions. We are to trust in God and God alone. He will supply your needs. He will supply the things necessary for life. 2 Peter 1:3-“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness.” We now have some calling for “blood” because they are not getting thier way and the things they want. Those are people who have yet to understand the provisions of God. Government is not God. For many government has become “a god” and they worship at its feet waiting for provision, safety and security and when they don’t get what they want they throw themselves into fits of anger fearing for thier life. However, is this to be expected? Yes. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 - “1But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear]. 2For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane, 3[and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good, 4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith….” Even those who have professed Christ have bowed down to the god of self and have become involved in this ungodly worship of security and of lifestyle convenience while ignoring the tenants and instructions of God Almighty and His call to complete obedience. Unless, or until people look to the Heavens for thier strength and security we will find our end as that of old-destruction and enslavement to the gods of self, security and lifestyle convenience. Time after time, king after king, leader after leader led the people to the foot of the idols of the gods only to become enslaved to evil more vile and more corrupt than before. The slope of serving the god of self is not just slippery, but leads to destruction and death-at least spiritually but sometimes physically. Ministers of the Gospel, I call on you to call people to Christ and His power to save. Jesus is coming soon and I want to be found as a mouthpiece blowing the trumpet and calling attention to the end of time as recorded in the Scriptures. Leave behind the promises of security and convienience. Embrace the security of serving and onedince to the One True God Who provides everything you need for life and Godliness.