No Blurred Lines

Happy Sunday!

We made it!  We made it through the week!  And here we are on our way into a fresh new week, full of God's Mercy!  Lamentations 3:23 says, "Great is his faithfulness; his loving-kindness begins afresh each day."(Living Bible).  Not long ago, a judge ruled that Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. were guilty of using some of the Late Marvin Gaye's intellectual property without permission.  Now, I admit I don't know enough about the case to speak intelligently, or to debate the validity of the claims, or the affect this case will have on the music industry.  But what I do see is a lot of "Blurred Lines" in our society.  Is everything really black and white?  How can we know who's wrong and who's right?  I trust we can find the answer in the Word of God!

Dr. Bill Winston continued the series, "Receiving Your Inheritance", with the subtitle, "Back to the Garden".   God gave man dominion and planned for him to take the Garden of Eden throughout the whole earth.  You know the story, the first Adam messed things up, and the second Adam came to set things in order!  1 Corinthians 15:45-49 says, "We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. Physical life comes first, then spiritual—a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven. The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy; the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly. In the same way that we’ve worked from our earthy origins, let’s embrace our heavenly ends."(Message).  For thousands of years, and even today man has tried to fix the worlds ills by his own strength and intelligence.  But the Word tells us, "Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord."(Jeremiah 17:5, KJV).  Did you get that?  Cursed is the man that trusts a man to solve all his problems!  Another translation of this same scripture says, "The Lord says: Cursed is the man who puts his trust in mortal man and turns his heart away from God."(Living Bible).  OUCH!  Here we are trying to learn all we can about the Blessing and something as simple as this could be causing the Blessing to short-circuit.

My Aunt Theaha always says, "You have to know that you know that you know!"  You have to be confident that what you believe, what you stand for, and what you live by are solid Biblical Truths!  2 Corinthians 5:10 says, "We must all stand before Christ to be judged. Everyone will get what they should. They will be paid for whatever they did—good or bad—when they lived in this earthly body."(Easy-to-Read Version).  We've got this wonderful life and an opportunity to spend eternity with God, let's live it with purpose!  If we have a question, the answer can be found in the Word!  God hasn't changed, and he doesn't lie.  He can be trusted with the most difficult situations and circumstances.  Dr. Bill Winston said, "You must be satisfied that God cannot mismanage your life!"  When you trust him, it won't be hard to make good decisions!  Never make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.  Even if it doesn't feel good, doing things God's way will pay off!  Galatians 6:7 says, "Don’t be misled; remember that you can’t ignore God and get away with it: a man will ALWAYS reap just the kind of crop he sows!"(Living Bible).

The Word of God is not "Blurred" or hard to understand!  There will be no excuse for us in this age of technology!  We have numerous translations, and Bibles at a our finger tips.  There is no reason, or excuse except laziness, and complacency for not knowing the Word for yourself.  Dr. Myles Munroe said, "The law itself judges the law-breaker."  If you violate the law of gravity and step off the top of the Sears(Willis) Tower, God did not kill you!  Your ignorance of the law of gravity or your blatant disregard for the law judged you, and sentenced you to death.   If you  choose to be selfish, the law of sowing and reaping cannot operate in your life.  By refusing to obey the law, you have inadvertently chosen poverty over wealth!  Proverbs 22:9 says, "Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor."(Message).  If you choose to speak negatively over your life and your situation, you are putting a law into motion!   Mark 11:23(b) says, "If you don’t doubt, but trust that what you SAY will take place, then it will happen."(Voice).  Bet you didn't know that that scripture worked in the reverse!  Watch your mouth!

Love and prayers, Cynthia