Law

God’s law or any law for that fact has its purpose, to keep a citizen from sentence. It is a set of rules when kept that will keep us out of trouble. Therefore it is easy for us all to appreciate the benefits of the law, especially the law of the land. If you live in the United States of America, the laws of the land vary slightly depending upon the differing states. Which in turn influences the types of residents it may attract. But once the individual has made up their mind, they are subject to that governing body and it’s up to those assigned to uphold the law to keep their residents in check. We all understand the value of the law, even if we don’t agree with all of it. Nevertheless, the law is binding whether we like it or not, break it, get caught and suffer the consequences.

Christians are in a similar camp and we have aligned ourselves to the will of our Father, although we are no longer under law as the second covenant has come and the grace of God covers His children, Jesus Christ the Lord has already taken their punishment, He has paid the price for the converted Christians sins, all of them; past, present and future sins. However, we (Born again Christians) are subject to God our Fathers will and this journey down below has its purpose. It up to us as individuals to prove the will of God in our lives; “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2) – We have aligned ourselves with a new set of laws and therefore are subject to them, to be more accurate we are now children of God and no longer bastards. We must accept correction favourably as it is an aid and not a hindrance as some may suggest.    

"And all the children of Israel murmured." — (Numbers 14:2)

“There are murmurers amongst Christians now, as there were in the camp of Israel of old. There are those who, when the rod falls, cry out against the afflictive dispensation. They ask, "Why am I thus afflicted? What have I done to be chastened in this manner?" A word with thee, O murmurer! Why shouldst thou murmur against the dispensations of thy heavenly Father? Can he treat thee more hardly than thou deservest? Consider what a rebel thou wast once, but he has pardoned thee! Surely, if he in his wisdom sees fit now to chasten thee, thou shouldst not complain. After all, art thou smitten as hardly as thy sins deserve? Consider the corruption which is in thy breast, and then wilt thou wonder that there needs so much of the rod to fetch it out? Weigh thyself, and discern how much dross is mingled with thy gold; and dost thou think the fire too hot to purge away so much dross as thou hast? Does not that proud rebellious spirit of thine prove that thy heart is not thoroughly sanctified? Are not those murmuring words contrary to the holy submissive nature of God's children? Is not the correction needed? But if thou wilt murmur against the chastening, take heed, for it will go hard with murmurers. God always chastises his children twice, if they do not bear the first stroke patiently. But know one thing-"He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men." All his corrections are sent in love, to purify thee, and to draw thee nearer to himself. Surely it must help thee to bear the chastening with resignation if thou art able to recognize thy Father's hand. For "whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons." "Murmur not as some of them also murmured and were destroyed of the destroyer." (Charles Spurgeon)

Signing off

Tyrone