I awoke this beautiful morning with a thought, of correction, on my mind. I see so many people in the Churches, and I tend to be drawn too, from time to time, to look over the fence at the apparently greener grass on the other side and set out to attain this. BUT! What are we walking into when we do this?
I used to attend a ladies group which was supposed to be about serving the LORD in the Church, but the leader was always looking over the fence… Leading the group to keep up with something that someone else was doing, civic groups, other Churches, and such, saying, “they are doing this and it looks like fun, we need to try it.” *IT* was all about fun… We must search out God’s Will and Way for us to follow always and ~prove~ the path to be HIS, the strait and narrow way, and not the way of the world, that broad and spacious path, lest we stumble and fall, and lead others down the wrong path… How do we ~prove~ God’s Way? We prayerfully search the *Written Word* for direction… We do not look over the fence for guidance from the ways of the world, because their grass may be planted and watered by Satan, blooming as a beautiful luring garden, AND unless we prove all things by God’s Word, we may journey off into the wide and spacious road of meaningless worldly beauty, which leads to destruction..
God The Father in Heaven, JEHOVAH, spoke many words of warning and instruction to us through HIS Son, Jesus Christ, and by The Holy Ghost, to the prophets of old, the apostles, had them penned down by Divine Instruction, and preserved down through the ages for us to have today, to correct our way… WHY, can‘t we search them out for the guidance which HE gave them to us for?
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 KJV) …Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
(John 10:27 KJV)…My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
(John 10:5 KJV)…And a stranger will they not follow , but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. *The recorded words of God’s Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.*
I could not make a comment, but just simply type ~ALL~ the scriptures, which pertain to this subject, and the message would be clear to one who is searching… THE LORD reveals HIS Messages to those who humbly seek HIS Guidance…BUT those who search in the world for ways to serve HIM may come up lacking, only to be making a friend of the world… AND!
(James 4:4 KJV)… Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
(Leviticus 18:30 KJV)…Therefore shall ye keep ~MINE~ (THE LORD’S) ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these ~abominable customs~, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
~Believe IT or not, this commandment still stands today. IT IS NOT Dead!~
(1 John 5:21 KJV)…Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
(Jude 1:21 KJV)…Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
(James 4:8 KJV)…Draw nigh to God, and HE will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Read James 4
Reread this verse AND take IT TO Heart… We are instructed to do what? Chase our tails through the ways of the world and the traditions of men? NO! *DRAW NIGH TO GOD*! AND! HE ~will draw neigh to you~…..
(1 John 1:9 KJV)…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(II Peter 1- 2 KJV)… But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
(John 12:26 KJV)…If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am , there shall also my servant be : if any man serve me, him will my Father honour .
(1 Timothy 6:11 KJV)…But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Read 1 Timothy 6
(2 Timothy 2:22 KJV)…Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
AMEN, Praise THE LORD God Almighty…
