~Ezekiel 18:32
Have you ever noticed how the Word of God is being trampled upon, and thrown out of everything from the Ten Commandments on courthouse lawns to some churches ripping out chapters they don't like? It all began in 1963 when Madalyn Murray O'Hair decided she did not want Bibles or prayer in school because she was an atheist. (Interestingly, her son, William became a Baptist minister). That began a downhill slide in America that continues to this day. We see it on the news every single night with school shootings, crimes of every type, and depravity of every kind, but then, when something happens, God is the first one that people blame.
You cannot simultaneously ban God on every level and then blame Him for not being there.
God created us for His glory, not because He needed someone to worship Him, not because He needed someone to tell Him how great He is, but because of His great love for His creation. God's desire is that each and every one of us come to Him in love and repentance. If everyone in this world would bow before God, ask for salvation and repent of their sins, we would be living in the Garden of Eden once again.
"The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9)."
God could've ended this whole mess centuries ago but because of His great love, He continues to give us time to come to repentance, to understand our need for Him, and to ask for His help. Yet, we continue to ignore Him, deny Him, blaspheme His name, and then blame Him for all that is wrong. Psalm 136 tells us God's love endures forever and we are to give thanks for that love. Instead, we pat ourselves on the back for the good and blame Him for the bad.
God has been so patient with us but that patience will not always be ours. The day is coming when we will stand before the God of gods and Lord of lords. We will stand face to face with the Creator of everything and answer for who we are. Jesus Christ came to earth as the Lamb of God to save us. When He returns, it will be as the Lion of Judah to gather His own to Him, and to bring judgement upon the others. Whether, through our death or through the Second Coming, we will know Jesus Christ is Lord.
"For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God (Romans 14:11)."
“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city (Revelation 22:12-14)."
Today is the day for salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2) because we have no idea what tomorrow holds for us. If you were to open your eyes tomorrow morning to find you were standing before God Almighty, is He welcoming you with open arms in the Name of His Son, Jesus? If not, today is the day of salvation for you.
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Leviticus 13:47-15:33
A Year of Blessings by Marie McGaha ©2018
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