If we are looking through God’s eyes, having a perfect hatred for sin, forsaking and avoiding sin: As clear as the day is, so is sin.
Because I been there, pulled the beam out of my own eye; now, I see clearly to help others, pull the mote out of their eye. By God’s grace, I am my brother’s, my sister’s keeper.
Do not be blinded by all that is coming at us daily. Yes, Satan is pulling out all he has, he is throwing those fiery darts non-stop. He is doing all in his limited power to distract us from what God has called us, from that which we are to be doing, to tempt us to fall that he may gain not only access to our mind (heart); but also to take up residence in our heart (mind) and control us. BUT! If we truly are God’s children; We are children of the Day! By having on God’s shield of faith; we quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. We see the warning signs God has given us, all we need to overcome: The faith, same Power by which Christ overcame. God is the God of our salvation. Please know that Satan is already defeated!
In communion with the holy Father who art in Heaven, The Holy Ghost brought to mind as clear as the day is: No matter how minute the sin, it is still sin whether intemperance in the least, or one’s attitude, in thought, or in words spoken—sin is sin. Do not wink at sin. Do not play with sin. Do not visit, nor sit down to eat and have communion, nor fellowship with sin. Do not make light of sin. Do not make excuses for sin. God hates sin. And where ever, in whomever sin is found; they will be destroyed forever, never to exist again. Let that marinate.
Intemperance, period, no matter the reason we justify it, it is still sin.
We are to daily be about the business of our heavenly Father. Our heavenly Father will be about our business.
The problem is our lack of faith. We somewhere in our heart (mind) do not believe on Jesus as we profess; we have not given up self one-hundred percent to God. If we are truly wholly, completely surrendered to God; He and His work He has us to do is first and foremost, every-one, everything else is after. We will not concern ourselves of the things of tomorrow. We will do what God bids us to do taking care of the things in today. If we know that we do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens us; and If we trust in the Lord with all our heart, and lean not unto our own understanding, in all our ways acknowledge Him; and He shall direct our paths: We will do, go, say all that God has planned for us in the day we are in. For God is doing it, giving us the will, the power, the strength, knowledge, understanding, wisdom. We will not add things of today to tomorrow, nor put off what we can do now until later: procrastination is sin. And tomorrow is not promised—presumption is sin.
We often go into the day we are in saying what we will do. Let us be mindful not to do this Beloved. By our faith, let us call on the Lord asking for His Holy Spirit! And we will walk in the path He has planned out for us. Period. Our walk, our lives we live daily, our choices we live: Is worship—who are you worshipping? Our daily living, our daily choices in all we eat, drink, speak, think—in all we do reveals to all the seen, and unseen worlds who we truly worship.
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
Proverbs 19:15 KJV
“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; But he that despiseth his ways shall die.”
Proverbs 19:16 KJV
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
Ecclesiastes 10:18 KJV
Revelation 13:10 KJV He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
REVELATION 14:12 KJV Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
The just shall live by faith. The just live obedience to God—loving God. The choice by faith to obey God is not works to be saved. Our lifestyle of obedience loving God is that which God works in us because through faith, by God’s grace, and by God’s Power; We are saved.
Christ lives! He is on His throne! He gives us every thing we need: peace and shelter in the storms of life.
Before we make excuse for why we are up late, why we did not spend time in prayer; why we did not spend time searching the scriptures in study and devotion communing with God; why we did not get to eat our meal, why we were not prepared, ready; why we did not go for our walk, why we did not exercise; why we did not drink our water; why we did not get early to bed and early to rise; why we did not get our sunshine, why we did not get fresh air; why we did not do all things decent, and in order; why we were idle, and spoke idle words: for there is a time for every thing; Remember God’s voice through the Holy Ghost saying:
“Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
James 4:13-17 KJV
2 Peter 2:21-22 KJV
[21] For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. [22] But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Sin is sin no matter how minute it may seem, or be. Sin separates us from God. Sin is the transgression of the law of God: God’s law of love. The wages of sin is death.
Yes, if we fall, if we sin: With God, we get back up. We do not stay down; we have God’s gift of repentance—we repent, forsaking all sin, we are converted. We being healed, made whole go on and sin no more (by faith, our choice, by the Holy Spirit). We have an advocate with the Father, He is Jesus Christ the righteous. If, because: “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” 1John 3:9
If we consistently choose to yield to temptation giving in- sinning; We give Satan more and more control each time (creeping compromise) over our heart (mind); and before we know it, we are even more intemperate, even more doing things we had not done in a while; thinking, looking at, listening to, speaking words, getting attitudes, becoming less and less patient with others, becoming changed by the company we keep and that which we are beholding… doing that which we had not done in a long time. No matter which way you slice it/look at it/say it, it is returning to our vomit!
Sin is sin. Period. In all actuality, we are holding on to sin if we are giving in to what we “think” saying “Oh it is ok, God knows I am only human”; “But I gotta do this or that because…”, “God understands”. God surely does understand, He is merciful, He knows the end from the beginning and has already made a way, opened the door, or closed the door. He has given us the way of escape. We have no excuse! Let us not fall prey to presumption.
We bring a lot upon ourselves because we do not take time to hear God, know His will—His word. We talk to self, then wonder why we heard God wrong- we heard satan in our voice tell us that which God did not. Why? We did not act, speak, move by faith.
Let us each ask God privately in our mind: “What am I to do?”; “Am I to go?”, “where am I to go” “Is there any thing you will have me to say, or do?” “Pour your Holy Spirit upon me Lord, touch my mouth, put Your words in my mouth”, “Bless me Your Spirit Lord that I pray in the Spirit”. God will answer. He will relate what, if anything we need to do, say; or if we are to go, and where, when, and how we are to go; or if we are to be silent, stand still, wait, do nothing but pray in faith.
Remember God will never tell us to do anything that is against His will—His word. What He tells us will never be us given to: the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, pride of life. What He tells us will never be compromising His word, His truths, His commandments. We will not be given to appetite harming the body, mind: God’s temple. We will not be given to pleasing others nor self by disobeying God. Period. We daily remain giving up ourself one-hundred percent to God: He will not receive Les than one-hundred—He does not receive partial. It’s all to God or nothing at all.
We each have struggles, yes. But! We are to be over-comers daily (we are to die daily, take up our cross and follow Christ), overcoming as Christ overcame. He ask us to do nothing that He has not already given us example, teaching us that we can; if by faith, we choose to. And He gives us the Power to do: His grace is sufficient.
Let us humble ourselves before God, and choose by faith to acknowledge our transgressions, confess specifically one by one to God, repent—forsake all sin no matter what it is, no matter who it is, no matter who Satan is using to keep us on the marry-go-round of over and over again returning to our vomit; and make restitution as far as possible.
No! We cannot keep God’s law of love: His Commandments in and of ourselves! Absolutely not!!! But! With God, we all shall overcome for it is why He came in the flesh, and lived by faith, the power of the Holy Spirit in Him; and He died having taken on sin upon Himself: He who knew no sin; He resurrected having victory over sin, and went to Heaven to intercede for us to His Father, and cleanse the Sanctuary of our sins. If we abide in Him; He will abide in us. His righteousness the Holy Ghost perfects in us by our choice by faith.
Y’shua (Je’sus) is coming soon- sooner than we may think. But God has not left us to wonder, to guess, etc. He has given us all we need to know, to know His return is near, to pray for a perfect hatred for sin that we rather die than sin against Him crucifying Him afresh; to get ready, to be ready that when He comes; He finds us faithful and we say:
“And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Isaiah 25:9
Hebrews 10:35-39 KJV
[35] Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. [36] For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. [37] For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. [38] Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. [39] But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Be not deceived! Repent—forsake all sin, be converted, be born again!
Soon we will see, and be with the King of kings.
Maranatha