Conquer

(Judges 18:9) “…be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.”

Be not slothful to conquer the land was the instruction to the Israelites when God had voice his opinion on the matter. How have we responded to the exact same instruction when it come to our relationship with the Lord Jesus? I do not want us to glibly brush this question aside. STOP! Let us reflect and take this enquiry to a place where it will become fruitful. Complacency in any relationship is damaging. To be like Jesus is all I ask Father God. And yet there can be no greater request. But ask we must, if we ever want to please our Father and what child isn’t always pushing to be the apple in their Fathers eye. I unashamedly openly confess, I want nothing more, and yet how far I have to travel. Then I am reminded that it isn’t my sacrifice that was the turning point in my life, but rather that of the Lord Jesus’ ransom that enabled me to cry out to God for help. Praise His name now and forever more, Amen! 

He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. It started with Him and it will also end with Him. There is a very specific reason for this; God in His brilliance has exalted His Son in perfect righteousness and nothing will ever change, even in the ages to come. For eternity, we, those whom God has called, and those who have been saved by the blood of the Lamb will be the trophies of HIS GRACE! We must be very careful not to make it about ourselves. Satan tried that and look what happened to him, there is a Lake of Fire waiting for him and for all those who has elected to follow him.

The danger I have seen with the believer is this, complacency with the way in which we choose to live our lives under the Christian banner can be frightening, a reality that seems at times to be pushed aside. We have a responsibility to respect the voice of our heavenly Father and to wrestle for grace in our lives so that we can bring Him glory. This ad hoc type of mentality which allows us to live lives however we choose, contrary to the instruction found in the Word of God is unacceptable. We are consciously lying to ourselves or we have been deceived into believing lies.

I believe it is important to look to Jesus in a prayerful state and with a contrite heart to ask God the Holy Spirit to lead us into a place of honest reflection, concerning our roles in this relationship. “Self” loves to interfere with our perceptions.

I cannot stress how crucial this is as the time of God’s judgment is at hand and the shaking has started; those not grounded upon the ROCK - JESUS CHRIST will fall. We need to make every effort to align ourselves with true believes in order to have our faith strengthen, we are going to need it. If someone isn’t for God, then you best believe that they are against Him and when the pressure is on they will sell you out before you can blink, even family member will turn on each other to save themselves. It’s time to remove the dross, all the clutter of life we have picked up along the way, if we are to have any chance in hearing the trump of God. The wax of life must be removed for this to happen.

It may appear that I have shifted in bearing from Christ’s accomplishments to our works, but I need to remind you that we cannot have one without the other. James is very clear on this, “faith without works is dead.” His encouragement was this, “I will show you my faith by my works”. And remember faith come by hearing the words of God. Just like we need food to nourish our bodies, so too do we need to come under the sound of the Word of God to strengthen our faith. Its faith that feeds our hope and hope that enables us to love correctly.

It’s the grace of God, when applied correctly, that will help us conquer whatever needs to be subjugated. 

Signing off

Tyrone