copyright Millie Plastaras 8/21/2003
Is there a Right and wrong?
There is a way that seems right unto a man,
But the end, thereof, is death.
Proverbs 14:12
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad
is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who
go by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way
which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
Everyone likes to make plans. We plan goals, we plan
meals, we plan for families, we plan for a job, we plan
on tomorrow. We all want security. We all want our life
to be successful and happy.
Yet the very thing that brings security, most people walk
away from, and cannot seem to clearly find their way back.
Everyone justifies themselves in their own eyes, but God
sees the heart. (For the Lord does not see as a man sees,
for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord
looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7b)
People like to justify their sin by blaming someone else,
it is always someone who hurt us in the past, or someone
who is hurting us now. It is my life, I can do what I want.
There are a million excuses. But God is the final judge of that.
Yet, broad is the way to destruction, and easy it is to follow.
Yet narrow is the path to Gods heart, and difficult, and few
there are that follow it. People do not cause us to sin,
we make that choice, all by ourselves.
People also try to change God's word so their sin will not be
revealed. They want to deny the writings of Paul, who taught
about personal righteousness before God and our accountability.
They love their sin more than they seek to love God, and want
to continue in that sin no matter what the eternal consequences are.
There is a law higher than the law of this land or any other, it is
the Law of God, there is no escaping the final judgment, unless
you have made Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior, and taken it
seriously. Non Christians will be judged because they rejected
God and continued in their sin, and Christians will be
judged according to their works, and rewarded or lose rewards for
what they have done for Christ.
There is a right and wrong. There is a black and white.
It doesn't matter what our opinions are, it matters what
God requires. Because someday, when we walk before
His throne, and account for every word, and every deed,
all the whitewashed lies, and all the flimsy excuses will
lose their grip on us, and the truth will be so crystal clear.
We were disobedient.
The world would deceive us, and have us believe anything
is OK, if we want to do it ... it is our "right".
As we become caught up in the cares of this life, the sins
of the flesh, the lust of the eye, we find our conscience
becoming seared. We no longer has a clear picture of right
and wrong. But the Word of God says .. we must be born
again. This means.. That when we accept Jesus as our
Savior, and ask forgiveness for our sins, that we walk away
from those sins.. we become new in Christ.
(If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The
old things have gone; everything is made new.
2 Corinthians 5:17)
All of the events in our lives, all of the people in our lives,
all of our relationships, all of our jobs, all of our possessions
will pass away. They will be as the chaff of the wheat,
blown away in the wind. The seasons of life pass,
and when all the chaff is cleared away, one things remains
true.
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, For Christ will last.
The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop
their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so He may
have mercy upon them. They should come to our God,
because He will freely forgive them.
Isaiah 35:7
Am I then wicked? Search your heart, for the Bible tells
us that there is none righteous.. we all have sinned and
fall short of the Glory of God. We all have wicked thoughts,
and we all sin.. and we all must come to repentance.
(Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23)
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately
wicked, who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind, even to give every man according to His ways.
According to the fruit of His doings.
Jeremiah 17:9-10
We have to seek Him, we have to obey Him, we have to leave
our sins behind, confess the new ones we do. And we
have to PURSUE righteousness. No compromise.
Good works without faith is dead. So is faith without good works.
WE must have both. Together they compose the symphony
of our Christian walk. WE have faith in Christ, and because
of our love for Him, and our desire to please Him,
we produce good works. It is not just enough to give up
a couple of areas of our lives, we must give Him our ALL.
What pleases the Lord more, burnt offerings and sacrifices
or obedience to His voice?
It is better to obey than to sacrifice. It is better to listen to God
than to offer the fat of sheep.
Disobedience is as bad as the sin of witchcraft!!!
Pride is as bad as the sin of worshipping idols!!
You have rejected the Lord's commands, and now
He rejects you as king.
1 Samuel 15:22-23
There is one truth above all.
NO one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one
and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one
and despise the other. You cannot serve God and man.
Matthew 6:24
Who is your master today? Are you really sold out to God,
or are you walking a wide berth around the narrow path
of righteousness?
Is God... really your God?
If He isn't ... guess who is!
This is the most important question you will ever ask yourself.
And it is life... or death.
remember
Only one life,
will soon be past
Only what is done, For Christ will last
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