Distractions

 

Life is filled with so many distractions; although we partly know how to walk in the Spirit and understand that this is what keeps our eyes fixed on the ultimate goal; to be like Jesus… there will always be something that looks to justifiably distract. Psychologists looking to uncover past sins as our problem. But like most half-truths, it only gives us enough truth to embellish lies as a way of life. A cleverly design trap from the underworld. No doubt one of the reasons the Lord Jesus felt it necessary to halt any doubt around mystical theology, “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6  

When it comes to walking in the light, there can only ever be one way and one truth which unlocks the door to the right side of eternity. He is a person, the Lord Jesus Christ. It not a necklace with a cross or a wooden statue that hold any power, although it may be symbolic it’s the person of the Lord Jesus Christ who wields all the power. It’s through Him alone that we are ushered into the Fathers presents. The One who has the final say on all things, the creator of the heavens and earth, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Any other opposing message is a trap of darkness! These other snares enmesh our carnalities into believing lies as a justifiable way to live, communications that allow our selfish wills to get away with murder, when in fact we have been duped. I surmise this is why faith plays such an important part in the Christians life, God has so willed it. It leaves us trusting in another and not ourselves. An undeniable position of carnal (natural) weakness. Every Christians that truly puts their hand to the plough will learn to walk by faith, for they will soon tire if they continuously kick against the pricks or put another way, repeatedly swim against the current. The Bible is the final authority when it comes to literature and God has so ordained it. 

The Bible is full of instructions, it is truth, full of light and we need to heed the full council of the scriptures. It reveals the character of God. Impossible to achieve if we take our direction from any other source, as it leaves us with worldly ideas, resulting, in us walking in the flesh, there is no darkness in the Spirit of God, just as there is no light in the underworld! Our problem; we often see our tainted efforts and the works we do as good! A classic phrase; “I deserve so much more” or “I deserved to be loved”. Really!

Let’s break this down… Why do we deserve to be loved is a question we must find an answer too and we need to ask ourselves the right questions in order to unlock certainty.

·         Do we honour our heavenly Father as our eyes open from the slumbers of sleep and cry out “hallowed be thy name”?

·       Do we truly make a practice of seeking out his will each and every day of our lives?

·       Do we look to him in faith to sustain our bodies with the nourishment that it needs to survive? Or have we got that covered?

·       Do we unpack our actions and our thoughts as we contemplate our sin on a daily basis and then confess it to our Father seeking forgiveness for our waywardness? And once we have concluded that excises are we quick to forgive those you have offended us?

·        Finally are we motivated to walk in the Spirit seeking out the will of God each and every day of our existences as the priority to our lives and without exception as we put others before us?

 

If our conscience is clear on all of the about then we may be in a position to want to sit at our Fathers feet making a claim of “I deserve!” But then we will quickly be shown the scarred hands and feet of our glorious Saviour, The One who died in our place and for our Sin. He is clear of all of the above, he lived a life without sin and therefore the only person who can claim “I deserve to be loved”. Bless his name now and forever more, Amen and Amen!

 

Signing off

 

Tyrone

 

Ps what do we really deserve? We love because he first loved us...