Many times we know what we should do but we do something else. Just like a small child, even when we are grown, we do the things that we know we shouldn’t do. Why is that?
Christians and non-believers both do it. Even when we know better, we still do things, that we’ve been told not to do or maybe our conscience is telling us that we shouldn’t do something. Because of our rebellious nature, I suppose. So, what can we do about it? The only thing that I know of is to read the Bible is meditate on its principles. Granted, it won’t fix the problem immediately but over time our minds will be filled with God’s ideas and not our own.
This is called “becoming mature in our faith”. Becoming a Christian is just the first step. Maturity comes from learning about God’s way of living and you can only do that by reading the Bible and thinking about it every day. Most of us find out about this much later and it is sad that it takes so long. The church should teach this to new Christians so they can mature in their faith rather than stumbling along trying to figure it out on their own.
I’ve read that schools should teach “life lessons” so young people will know how to do some things when they graduate. The study of God’s Word should be a class for new Christians so they will know how to apply His Wisdom to their new lives. This is not a fast and easy course but it is necessary. I pray that most who read this will seek out a teacher or a friend to help them in becoming more mature in their faith.
James 4:17: Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
So much hate and persecution. For the past four hundred years or more, our world has caused so many of our problems and even made many of our problems worse because we refused to see that we are far more alike than we are different. Can we do anything about this or will it continue? I don’t have an answer to that. The different cultures in our world and so adamant about their way of seeing things that most of them persecute each other because of those cultural ways.
Can we get past these cultural taboos and get on with our lives? In my opinion, the only way will be after Jesus comes to rule the world for one thousand years. Will there still be divisions? Very likely, but those divisions will be dealt with more decisively than what happens today. In today’s world, it is always the “system” or some group that is calling for change and they usually make up a tiny percentage of the population.
Have we experienced persecution in America? It is beginning. You can see it and hear it in the news because every day there is some person or group of people that put down Christians and believers. They don’t want to hear the gospel and we hear about them almost every day because many of them are part of our government. Before Jesus calls the church home, the persecution here will become worse than it is today and it may happen in the next few years. Can you understand what that means?
Life and living in this world are going to become harder and much worse than we are feeling today. This will happen even before Jesus calls the church home. Some of it may not be truly horrible but after the church is taken up, if you are still here then you will be seeking Jesus and the world around you will be ready to kill you if you have determined to follow Him. That kind of persecution is coming so make sure of your salvation today before it is too late. Because it is your choice to follow Jesus as your Savior and it is your choice that determines your eternity.
Revelation 20:12-13: 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.…
