July, 2014
Deut. 31:17, "Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?"
Throughout the first half of this year, 2014, we have continued to see legislation, judicial and executive orders that are directly opposite and contrary to what God has already spoken and said. They continue to legalize sin which God has called abominations. And to think that this will not impact us as a nation, and directly to our own families and way of life is foolish. This verse in Deuteronomy was to the children of Israel. It is directly related to them that if they kept the Word of the Lord and obeyed God then God would be for them. But if they forsook and disobeyed the Word of the Lord, God would forsake them. The Lord would forsake them to the point, that even lost men would say, 'Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?'
The current issues and plight in our nation, county, families and churches is directly related to our choices to obey God or forsake God. The more we justify sin and allow sin in our everyday living only worsens our situation, especially for our children and grandchildren. Allow for me to direct us to the answer to our present dilemma and seek to restore a right relationship with the Lord God in our midst.
1. Identify the Sin: God has already spoken on what is right and wrong; it is not our place or anyone else's to over-rule God. We have no authority to do that, know the Word of God. Ignorance is not bliss here. The more sin, the more we provoke and anger the Lord. When we see our loved ones and neighbors practice sin openly, willingly and gladly, they are only deepening our offence to the Lord. The multiplying of sin in our day is filling the cup of wrath to overflowing. Woe to the nation, family, church and individual when the cup overflows. Know that which is right and evil in the sight of the Lord.
2. Confess the sin: As sin is found in all of us, God has made a way through Jesus Christ our Lord to cleanse us and deliver us from sin. The full surrender of Christ as Savior and Lord compels us to thrust our hope and help in Him alone. There is nothing we can do. And as we trust in Him, we are told to confess our sins and admit our failure before His listening ears and gracious ways. Failure to confess sin only hastens on God's response.
3. Repent: Upon the soul, family, church or nation that identifies the sins, confesses these sins before the Lord, they will need to repent of these same sins. Repentance means a turning away from the very act of evil that provokes God. It is doing a 180 turn around, going in the opposite direction of the previous path that led toward sin and hell. A person that confesses but never repents does not turn away the wrath of God. Repentance of sin that has been confessed stops the filling of the cup of wrath.
The present judgments of our land is due to these 3 issues. Our nation, churches, families will not repent of their sin, therefore the wrath remains. The only hope for a future in our land is to follow the Lord's instructions in His Word by identifying, confessing and repenting of the very thing that offends and angers Him. The sooner we do it, the sooner we will find His grace and mercy upon us and with us. Woe to those that refuse to do it.
until,
dan biser
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