I
don’t think all that much has changed since the beginning, of the
world. I know that we are far more advanced in technology, and the
medical profession has grown immensely. Somehow all these great
changes have not really affected the attitude, and beliefs, of the
human race. We are still as arrogant and prideful as we ever were,
and still suffer from severe heart problems.
Jeremiah
17:9 The
heart is
deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Our
heart can, and will deceive us every chance that it gets. The heart
that the Word is talking about is not, the same one that pumps blood,
throughout our body. This is the center of our being, where our core
values are located. If we don’t allow the Word of God to establish
these values, then they are rotten to the core. There is no way to
escape this fatal mistake other than to allow the Word, with the help
of Holy Spirit to shape us.
I
remember one time when I was a young boy, of no more than ten years
old, listening to a conversation between two adults. One was my
step-father, and a member of our church. This member was saying that,
it was hard for Jesus to save his soul. His reasoning was the fact
that he didn’t sin that much. Then he went into telling this long
list of sins that he never had done. I really didn’t get the jest
of the importance, of what this man was saying, but forty years later
I still remember what he said.
This
is a prime example of a wicked, deceitful heart, which was fooling
that man into thinking that, Jesus just barely was able to save him.
Have you ever heard such foolishness? My Jesus never has struggled
to do anything that was important to the Father. The closest event
was recorded in the garden of Gethsemane when Jesus was sweating
blood, while anguishing over the cross. The cross was not the problem
at all, but separation from the Father was. (Luke 22:44)
This
man was my senior of around sixty years. I am sure that he has
slipped into eternity by now. My hope is that he realized his sin was
greater than, his heart was leading him to believe, and accepted
Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Nobody should ever go to Hell, because
of any reason, whether it is deceit, deception, ignorance or pride.
Can
I show you what real, true, raw power looks like? Let’s go back to
the beginning of creation, as told to us in the Word of God. As
Christian we accept the Word of God, as the ultimate authority, in
every case of our life. We are told of the creation of the earth, and
all the other planets. We are told of the creation of the sun, moon,
and stars, and every galaxy, as far as we can see, and beyond what we
can see.
We
are told of the creation of all things on the earth where we live. We
are told about the water, whether it be oceans, rivers, lakes,
streams, and all life found in those bodies of water. We are told
about the creation of all the animals, on the earth, and finally we
are told about the creation, of the first human being.
How
did God create all these things? He spoke them into existence!! Our
Father God simply spoke The Word, and matter came together, and
formed what Father intended, to be created. That is pure, raw power,
with grace and excellence creating what the Father approved of, and
showing His approval by saying, it is good.
When
Father created the human being He formed him from the dust of the
ground. I like to say that He made us like a mud pie!! Although there
were a couple differences when we were created. We were created in
the image of our Creator, and a secret ingredient.
Genesis
2:7 And
the LORD God formed man of
the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; and man became a living soul.
Do
you realize that, everything that the Lord created has life within
it? Go ahead and think about it, and see if you can think of
anything that is dead, which our God created. The only thing that I
could possibly come up with is the rocks, stones, and the mountains.
They don’t seem to have life in them, because they don’t grow, or
produce more rocks. They simply sit there taking up space.
According
to Jesus, who is the ultimate authority on life, they are alive.
During His trip into the city of Jerusalem while riding on a donkey.
The Pharisee’s cautioned Jesus to quite His disciples, from
shouting so loudly saying, Blessed be
the King that cometh, in the name of the Lord. Jesus replied saying
these words;
Luke
19:40 And
he answered and said unto them, I
tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would
immediately cry out.
In
all of our great educational values, in the world today, why would we
thing that anything, which God created would be dead? What really
constitutes being alive? A heartbeat and breathing? Do you think
that Father, who is a Spirit has a heartbeat? I don’t know, but it
is something to consider. Do you think that He breathes, and if He
does breathe, then what does He breathe?
Have
you ever considered what kind of air there will be in Heaven? Have
you pondered the idea of whether or not that, we will be bound to
Heaven? There are some beautiful places out in space. Do you ever
think about visiting them? Forever is a mighty long time, and I am
not sure, but I don’t think that, we will be bound under the same
laws, that are here on the earth.
I
was personally hoping that, each day might be a field trip with
Jesus, because I don’t believe there will ever be an end, to seeing
the great things, which He has created. There are some wonderful
things that He has created on the earth, and that was with the
presence of sin. Is there a limit to the good things, without sin
being a factor?
Knowing
what has been said about our new home, and the majestic overview
written by the Prophets, Ezekiel being one, our God is a flamboyant
creator. There are a lot of different colors in Heaven, and I am a
visual person. Heaven is filled with all kinds of different sounds. I
don’t even think that we will ever get bored with all the great and
different things that will be available, for us to experience. All
this is just speculation on my part, because it will even be better
than I think that it will!! Ain’t Jesus Awesome?
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