(Revelation 21:27) But nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life.
PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE…..Prepare ye the way of the LORD!
No longer is the Lord winking at our own attempts to be righteous! No longer will he suffer with our 5 step, 10 step or even the “12 step program” for righteousness! Our sacrifices, offerings and service he does not desire! Our shallow and fleshly attempts of worship worked up by an emotionally charged song, God despises! Only a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (Psa 51: 17) Only a heart that is totally submitted to Him in obedience will he purify and make a clean and Holy dwelling place for Himself.
(Acts 17:30,31a) And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness.
This appointed day is upon us. Time has almost run out. The time is almost upon us when it will be too late to call on the name of the Lord. (Revelation 22:10,11) And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. There is soon coming a time when there will be no more chances to repent and be changed.
Answer Him while He is still calling and He WILL perform the perfect work in you. I have no confidence in the flesh, in our own understanding and might, but I glory only in the mighty work of the Lord Jesus Christ! The hour of purification is here for he cannot dwell in any unclean thing. His desire is for us, to make of us a dwelling place for Him, His resting place. He is building his temple with lively stones, a temple that no human effort could possibly make.
If you commit your way to Him, seek Him early day by day he will direct your paths. He begins to expose what we need to repent of and hand over to him, allowing him to set fire to it and burn it out. Knowing that if we submit it to him, he will cause us to obey him. Without faith it is impossible to please God. We have to believe that He is able to prefect us and cause us walk as He walked (1John 2:6).
He doesn’t over whelm us with more than we can handle, in His wisdom HE directs the cleansing, not us. Do not try to figure out what God wants us to do, humbly wait on Him for HIS direction. Seek Him earnestly with your whole heart, holding nothing back and allow Him to do His work. For what measure you give Him, He will give back to you. The only thing you have to give Him is yourself and He requires all of it!
Right on the mark Becky! We are all too familiar with 'our way' of doing things, 'our traditions'... 'our rituals'... what is pleasing to 'our flesh.' What the Lord God said in Isaiah 64:6 has never been rescinded.
ReplyDelete"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
It is time we learn what true righteousness is, as time is running out.
God Bless,
Cathy