Archive for November 4th, 2009
As we continue to walk with Jesus, we are called to strive for purity in our worship while understanding that nothing we do can ever add to His gift of Salvation.
Perhaps this relationship is best understood by considering our “marriage” to Christ; “I promised you to one husband, to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:2). Jesus demonstrated His love for us, His eternal bride, when He gave His life; and NOTHING “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:39). He promised to never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5), and even “if we are faithless, He will remain faithful” (2 Timothy 2:13). His love is perfect!
However, His perfect love must never produce complacency. We have no fear of losing our Bridegroom or driving Him away, and we need not earn His acceptance. But if we truly understand His love, we ought to be compelled to return His love in everything we do and live to bring Him glory and honor.
When the people of Israel turned their hearts away from God, it caused Him great pain. They were His chosen people - His chosen bride whom He dearly loved - and yet, they continued to seek a life apart from Him.
Ezekiel 6:9
“How I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from Me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols.”
This pain still occurs today whenever we withhold even a portion of our heart. We are married to a loving God who gave His life so we could live; but He is also “a consuming fire, a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24). When we allow our heart to become attracted to the things of this world or controlled by its set of values, we become an adulterous bride; “Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God?” (James 4:4).
Many of our discussions of what is “acceptable” behavior for the bride of Christ, miss the true essence of our relationship. We are to be passionately in love! Our greatest desire should be to do those things which please the Bridegroom, not to cause Him grief as we live on the cold edge of what is “allowable.” Everything is allowable! But what are the things which properly express our love?
Let’s keep our heart pure and devoted to Him. Let’s abide in Him and love Him with ALL our heart.
Word of wisdom
What are our worst sins? They are chiefly our lost opportunities to grow in wisdom and in nobility of character. They lie in our failure to develop our fullest and best powers given to us by God. They are our missed marks:
The time we wasted.
The education we neglected.
The curiosity we stifled.
The adventures we by-passed.
The excitements of a child which we ignored.
The human relations we treated with indifference.
The entertainment we mistook for culture.
The freedom we left unsupported.
The causes that we scorned.
The books that we did not read.
The wonderful world that we did not penetrate.
Charles Shulman
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Job 14:14
The King James Version
Tags: a jealous God" (Deuteronomy 4:24). When we allow our heart to become attracted to the things of this world or controlled by its set of values, and by their eyes, and even "if we are faithless, and we need not earn His acceptance. But if we truly understand His love, As we continue to walk with Jesus, He will remain faithful" (2 Timothy 2:13). His love is perfect! However, His eternal bride, His perfect love must never produce complacency. We have no fear of losing our Bridegroom or driving Him away, it caused Him great pain. They were His chosen people - His chosen bride whom He dearly loved - and yet, miss the true essence of our relationship. We are to be passionately in love! Our greatest desire should be to do those things which please the Bridegroom, not to cause Him grief as we live on the cold edge of what is "allowable." Everything is allowable! But what are the things which properly express our love? Let's keep our heart pure and devoted to, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, they continued to seek a life apart from Him. Ezekiel 6:9 "How I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, till my change come. Job 14:14 The King James Version, to Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:2). Jesus demonstrated His love for us, we are called to strive for purity in our worship while understanding that nothing we do can ever add to His gift of Salvation. Perhaps this relationship is best understood by considering our "marria, we become an adulterous bride; "Don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God?" (James 4:4). Many of our discussions of what is "acceptable" behavior for the bride of Christ, we ought to be compelled to return His love in everything we do and live to bring Him glory and honor. When the people of Israel turned their hearts away from God, when He gave His life; and NOTHING "will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:39). He promised to never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5), which have lusted after their idols." This pain still occurs today whenever we withhold even a portion of our heart. We are married to a loving God who gave His life so we could live; but He is also, which have turned away from Me, Word of wisdom What are our worst sins? They are chiefly our lost opportunities to grow in wisdom and in nobility of character. They lie in our failure to develop our fullest and best powers given
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