Have you compared your god to the Holy One?
Obviously they are not the same!
“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.” Isaiah 40:18-20 KJV
The god you have created and worship is no different than those of old, as mentioned above! Your god has no more power than one carved of wood, stone or metal. The god you worship is not the God of The Bible, The Holy One of Israel, The Great I AM, because if he were, you would obey Him! Your god has no power, nor do you want him to have any, for then you would have to bend your will to His! And THAT you refuse to do!
You have chosen for yourself a "god of love"! One who loves you and will allow you to do whatever you want to do! One who is there only when you need him to be; one who promises everything but demands nothing!
"Wait a minute you say, I do obey God! I don't kill, I don't steal! I pay my tithe! I go to church! I teach Sunday School! I even have a couple of Bibles! I do everything my pastor and denomination requires! I gave my heart to Jesus, at the altar, and am heaven bound!"
If The Creator of the universe, did not extend Mercy and Grace we would not be here, for we are indeed a stiffnecked, obstinate people!
“Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Isaiah 40:21-26 KJV
If we truly grasped Who God Is, we would be on our faces. crying out to Him in repentance, all the day long!
You who say you love and obey Him, yet harbor unforgiveness and bitterness in your heart; you are deceived!
You who have anger against your neighbor; you who live in fear; you who worry continually, you are rebellious! You refuse to repent of your sin! You are no different than the one who commits adultery; the one who murders their unborn child; the one who embezzles from his employer! Actually those "major" sins are not nearly as bad, because people who do those things know they have sinned and are quicker to repent than the one who lives in fear!
Did you know that the sin of fear is basically saying that you don't trust God! Fear is unbelief. Fear says that you do not believe Him capable of taking care of your problem! You are making yourself to be god, because you believe you can do "it" better than He!
“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
Isaiah 41:13-14 KJV
Why He puts up with us is beyond all comprehension! We bless Him one moment and in our next breath deny His power!
All through His Word, we are called to repentance! We are called to obedience! We are told to humble ourselves and exalt Him!
The storm you are going through is designed just for you; to bring you to your knees in submission to Him! He will stop you in your tracks to get your attention! If your storm has not reached that point, just wait! If this one doesn't get you, the next one will! He loves you that much! He is relentless in His pursuit of His!
Time is running out! Repent!
How bad it gets, is up to you!
Cry out to Him!
Humble yourself and repent!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 6/26/14
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