“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
Matthew 22:37 KJV
Do you?
Do we even grasp the importance of loving The LORD God? Do we even understand He desires our love?
“Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him My salvation.”
Psalms 91:14-16 KJV
Our society for the past 50 years or so has been humanistic. We celebrate everything human or self. We allowed that religion into our schools and it infiltrated our churches. Look at the definition:
hu·man·ism
ˈ(h)yo͞oməˌnizəm/
noun
- an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
- a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.noun: Humanism
- (among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centered on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the unintegrated and conditioned nature of the individual.
I do not see a love for God in us. I see a love for self and a desire for a god to love us! As a whole we do not know how to love. We love the idea of a God of love, for He loves without our reciprocation. In the church today, everything revolves around Him loving us.
The church has another Jesus.
And Jesus, The Word made flesh, warned that this would happen!
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”
2 Corinthians 11:4 KJV
This "other" Jesus is the enemy; the devil; Satan; who comes to kill, steal and destroy! He has twisted The Word of God; has perverted doctrine; has enticed many generations with a sugar coated gospel that requires nothing of its believer.
God loves me and He is a good God; another gospel.
No where in humanism will you find "pick up your cross" or "die to self!" For humanism is all about self love, self esteem, self preservation! It's all about "feel good!"
Killing the "old man" does not feel good!
Having "self" on the throne is idolatry and will send you to hell no matter what words you said at the altar!
Please examine your heart! Be honest with your self! You see God already knows who you worship! Ask Him to open your eyes and ears and change your heart! Ask Him to bring you to repentance!
When He exposes the sins residing in your heart and you see just how much evil is truly there and you realize the sacrifice He made, you will know love! That will be your initial encounter with your First Love! Guard it well, for it can be lost; and so will you be!
Jesus speaking:
“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”
Revelation 2:4 KJV
Unrepented sin leads to a hardening of the heart! To keep your heart pliable before the LORD, we must walk in love; walk in forgiveness; walk in repentance - daily!
Again, Jesus speaking:
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” Revelation 2:5 KJV
Repent while there is still time!
Even so - MARANATHA!
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