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Thoughts
by Ramona Cook Thoughts from II Kings chapter 17, Amos chapter 9 and Proverbs chapter 16. AFTER I AM GONE If there should be any report made of me, what would the story tell, what would the pen detail? Would it be, "She always did right in the Lord's sight," OR would they write, "She did evil in God's sight?" The choice of what it will be is up to no one else but me. As I live each day and choose my way, I write my history! AS HUMANS ON THIS EARTH it's our propensity, to be caught in the thickets of "acceptable sins." Soon, it is much easier to live therein than to struggle perpetually, in effort to live free from the seven deadly sins, that plague you and me. "Acceptable misbehaviors" made common by their use, dulls our sensitivities and gives us this excuse, "Why, everyone is doing it!" Then we resign ourselves continuing therein, caught in the thickets of "acceptable sins." OH DEAR HOLY SPIRIT, shine Your Light on me exposing my dark places causing them to flee, and by the power of Your Light rebuild and purify so that I may be, without a doubt, righteous in Your sight! Confident, confident, we must never be, when continuing in sin, to think we shall be free, saying, "The evil shall not fall on us," that is today's glowing word; yet what God says is, "You will die by the sword!" AND YET, LET US CONSIDER, we have a choice to make to yield ourselves to slothfulness, that crafty hidden snake, or yield ourselves to Jesus in applied self-control. For the eyes of the Lord are squinted scanning the Earth beneath, taking note of righteous living, so He can bequeath blessings on those whose lives are right, in His sight; and while He looks He sees those, who to Him will not bend their knees, and from them He rescinds the blessings that He would have sent. GOD IS SERIOUS ABOUT HIS LOVE and His hate of sin. He expects that we will see and agree with Him, for He is far, far wiser than we will ever be. the ant does not instruct the mighty elephant, unless the ant desires a painful bashing from the elephant's trunk. The sum total of these thoughts are here, in this philosophy, God is God, and you are you, and I am only me, but God is righteous, and He's right, and He knows what will harm us, and that thing is sin in His sight. HE WANTS US TO LIVE LIVES that are pure and free, not lives caught in the thickets of adversity. The choice is yours, the choice is mine, and God's choice is settled for all time, therefore, He will not change His mind! What are we now to conclude? Will we ourselves deceive? Or will we rather with God agree, and walk off the paths of adversity onto the paths of righteousness? That path where God, our God, our lives may bless with sure protection, peace and rest. Ramona: 04/01/10 Ramona, Master in Ministry Arts, BA in Biblical Studies, I am an Ordained Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |