How now shall we live?

1 Peter 5:6-11
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you]. To him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

We as Christians need to be living as aliens or ambassadors to the World of Christ's behalf. We are not at home here. We should not become "Cozy" here in this World. We need to have our gaze toward heaven and our eyes on Christ at all times.

2 Peter 3:6-14
" Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."

Notice that we are to live, according to 2 Peter, as though all things are temporal. THEY ARE! This life is a shadow of the real life that is promised to us that believe. It is a life of temporal pain and suffering, (which by the way is nothing compared to what was suffered on our behalf.

"[Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God?"

Let this sink in, and listen to the Spirit of God speak through His words.

I believe this text speaks for itself.

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isaiah 51:12-13)
Let the text itself be taken as the portion for today. There is no need to enlarge upon it. Trembling one, read it, believe it, feed on it, and plead it before the Lord. He whom you fear is only a man after all; while He who promises to comfort you is God, your Maker, and the creator of heaven and earth. Infinite comfort more than covers a very limited danger.

"Where is the fury of the oppressor?" It is in the Lord's hand. It is only the fury of a dying creature; fury which will end as soon as the breath is gone from the nostril. Why, then, should we stand in awe of one who is as frail as ourselves? Let us not dishonor our God by making a god of puny man. We can make an idol of a man by rendering to him excessive fear as well as by paying him inordinate love. Let us treat men as men, and God as God; and then we shall go calmly on in the path of duty, fearing the Lord and fearing nobody else.

~Charles Spurgeon~

A good reminder

I just thought that this is something that we take forgranted all to often.
"This Hope", a group of five singers from Alaska wrote this Christmas song.
Please take a moment to mull over these words and let them sink-in.

You may hear the word spoken this Holiday; Peace, Joy, Unending love. You may hear of Jesus, a baby born that day, some gifts a manger, a star above. But just remember that... *(chorus)This is not the end of the story, the story of a baby's birth. This is not the end of the story, a Holy God come down to earth. This is not the end of the story, the manger only led to the grave. This is not the end of the story, for he rose again with power to save.* You may see a manger scene, a window full of figurines, a reminder of his Gift. You may think of Christmas as just a time that comes each year, but all of these are worthless if we forget. so just remember that...*

An interesting perspective

It just occured to me that we need to take our role as the next generation of parents.
We all know the "Parable of the talents" in Matthew 25:

"For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained other two.But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents.For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

If we put our families in perspective of this parable, we could glean a wonderful perspective from it. Let's say that we are one family unit (a man and his wife), or in other words "one talent".Now if we had five children and found godly spouses for all five, we just created five more families, or "five more talents"!So, in essence, the more children we have and help marry, we are creating multiple families and being good stewards of our own!

So much for the perfect family of two kids!

Who is God in the book of Genesis?

Gen. 1:1- Creator / God/ Created
Gen. 1:2- Great Spirit / God / Moved
Gen. 1:3 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:4 - Inspector / God / Saw
Gen. 1:4 - Creator / God / Divided
Gen. 1:5 - Creator / God / Named
Gen. 1:6 - Creator / God/ Spoke
Gen. 1:7 - Creator / God / Made
Gen. 1:8 - Creator / God / Named
Gen. 1:9 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:10 - Creator / God / Named
Gen. 1:10- Inspector / God / Saw
Gen. 1:11 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:12 - Inspector / God / Saw
Gen. 1:14 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:16 - Creator / God / Made
Gen. 1:17 - Creator / God / Set in place
Gen. 1:18 - Inspector / God / Saw
Gen. 1:20 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:21 - Creator / God / Created
Gen. 1:21- Inspector / God/ Saw
Gen. 1:22 - Master / God / Blessed
Gen. 1:24 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:25 - Creator / God / Made
Gen. 1:25 - Inspector / God / Saw
Gen. 1:26 - Creator / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:27 - Creator / God / Created
Gen. 1:27 - Creator / God / Created
Gen. 1:28- - Master / God/ Blessed
Gen. 1:28 - Master / God / Commanded
Gen. 1:29 - Master / God / Spoke
Gen. 1:31 - Inspector / God / Saw

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