God is like a heartbroken parent warning about the disastrous results of a choice of life-style. However, God allows everyone the freedom to determine his or her own life and destiny. God agonizes at the intensity of sin that still dwells within the hearts of His people. We have been called out to be God's very own, but still have no understanding of Him and what He requires of His children. The word calls us retarted and blockheads who really don't know God. Instead of seeking relationship with Him we search for whatever passions rule us at the moment.
Disorder and chaos are everywhere. Stress is at it's highest levels, but we are still compelled to do wrong rather than do right. Some people are so good at doing wrong that they do not even know how to do good. Our conscience can become so seared that even when we are caught in our wrong we will insist that we have not. Still some of us try to cast God off but His tender mercies still pursue us relentlessly. God's love for us is endless but His judgment must be executed. That is why His hope is that we become more skillful at living Holy than the skills we have in doing wrong.
For the moment wrong seems like it is so much easier to do than when it comes to doing right. Wrong makes it unpainful to get into where as doing right seems to hurt, but later wrong will pay you it's due and the misery behind the moment is far greater than the pain that comes from doing what's right. Being smart at doing wrong is never wise. It may show how clever you are at doing what is opposite of the Father, but does that make you smart or a retart. God gives every one of us abilities and gifts, and believe or not if you choose what's right you can do it. Let's not continue in our actions that cause us to revert to the will of God for our lives.
God is calling us to repentance! Repent is to turn away from. Most of us are in danger because we are going the wrong way and doing the wrong things. But here is another warning sign to help you, God is telling you to turn back. Danger! Wrong way, turn back. Don't refuse to hear His voice, don't be considered a retart or a blockhead. Cleanse your minds and your hearts, not just your bodies, turn from your skillful ways of doing wrong, seek to do what it is right, and live in God's righteousness. Shun evil, and watch the Lord move on your behalf, He will bless and clothe you with all that is His and misery won't ever taunt you again, because you have given yourself to what is right. Give up the wrong way, "Before every man there lies a wide and pleasant road he thinks is right, but it ends in death." (Proverbs 16:25)TLB Which road will you choose? Choose now while you still have time to turn back!
God Bless! If you don't know Christ, choose the road that leads to Him and allow Him to come into your life.
Great Post pastor. We see the signs, we now in our hearts that the Holy Spirit is trying to speak to us, yet and still, we just lunge ahead into deep waters waiting for the sin to overtake us. Thank God he has a life vest that will always rescue us and hopefully then will we stay away from the sin that so easlily capsizes us.
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