Righting our wrongs!

I suppose the best way to divide one’s time up would be to do it in the same manner our great God used… we wouldn't be far off the mark with our accuracy if we allocated our time correctly just as God divided years with seasons and season with days and nights, all having its place as He saw best. He presented the universe to the onlookers (angelic beings) and to us who now enjoy His masterpiece, creation an awesomeness to behold! However the formula we now use must carry with it one proviso and that is, we must first and foremost look to our God before we do any planning or make any decision. This is what the Lord Jesus taught us whilst on earth, put Him first in all things and the rest will follow accordingly. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:33-34)

We have been called to apply a different set of rules to our lives, as Christians anyway! Faith must be our anchor with all deliberation that is the bibles teaching. I am so tired of people’s opinions, which we all have, but “let God be true and every man a liar”, must be our motto if we are to receive a blessing from our God! If we had to say to our son, if you pass matric with exemption as your reward I will give you a car. What would be the point if he failed and we still gave him a car? Why is it then any different when we are taught by our heavenly Father by His Word (the Bible) what, when and how we need apply ourselves? Yet we do our own thing or societies article as we incorrectly apply ourselves, why then do we wonder why we are not rewarded. The answer is a simple one but not easy to accept as it falls on leaden ears; "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.

I must confess this has been my life for the most part of it, and without looking to excuse myself which I will now nevertheless do, I do not see many great examples I am able to follow. Forget what you have been taught up and until now with regard to conquering this world, it is not how we have been called to apply ourselves, let our God do the rewarding, let us stop trying to hedge our bets! We may well receive rewards as we journey here on earth but what would the point be if we achieve accolades, the blessings of men and then tomorrow it is thrown into the fire! There must be a shift in our reasoning, may God help us grasp this fully and with eyes wide open! As I believe this is one of the wicked ones greatest traps in today’s day and age! Nevertheless our God has overcome, if we will only sit up and listen to His voice; it will be well with our souls!

How do we then find a balance in our communication with our God?

·         Our first point of reference must be prayer, and most certainly not our last!

·         Just as there are four seasons in any given years, we must except that there will be a “a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;” but our God will determine what is needed and when it is desirable, we must learn to find rest in this truth! If not we will be most miserable with our daily existence if life is not always filled with blossom scents of spring.

·         Prayer helps us understand what we want from God and then when we spend time in His Word, reading the Bible we learn what He requires from us…

My conclusion then must be that wherever we find ourselves, in want or without any lack we must firstly seek God and His Kingdom through His righteousness and the rest will fall into place correctly according to His good pleasure. There seems to be a skewed perception in many Christian’s mind-sets and that is we are always under God’s discipline. He is a God of blessing, even though there must be times in our lives where we will come under God’s firm hand; He is a Father who loves to bless His children! How do I know that? The Lord Jesus taught us that; “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11)

So then we must be asking in and through prayer and we must be reading to find the correct answers. May God give us ears to hear and eyes to see more acutely than ever before!

Signing off

Tyrone