Thursday, 05 February 2009
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MOCKERS AND MORONS
I have to say that I am disappointed in some of the front page posts on Revelife (http://revelife.com). I was informed that Revelife was a CHRISTIAN blog site. Why am I disappointed? Because it seems that most of the questions can be answered simply. OPEN THE BIBLE!!!
Joshua 1:8 states "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth: meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
As Christ followers, one would think that we would be so ravenous daily for spiritual nourishment that we would devour the FOOD of LIFE that He has offered! Every single thing we need to know about LIFE TODAY and how to conduct ourselves as Christians is cozied within those pages. God left not one single thing out. Nothing. Nada. It is all there.
Questions we moronic humans may have can be answered by actually reading the Word in a Holy Spirit led, hence fruitful way.
This is what continually came to mind as I cruised through some of the posts, "To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good," Titus 1:15-16. Follow the instructions! Think on those things that glorify God---after all, it is why we are here in the first place!
Does this seem harsh? Maybe it is. I judge myself by a perfect standard--the one that God laid out in His Word. I fall short more than I care to admit but yank myself up after repenting each and every time---which is often. The standard was set up by a PERFECT God, our merciful Father, Who loved us enough to give His Son as a sacrifice. This sacrifice was made for my silly little blips of sin AND for my big dips and valleys of sin, for those who question Him, for those who mock and trash Him, for those who don't bother to read the Word, for those who do not pray or worship Him, even for those who do not believe at all. He did it for all of us. Instead of reading His instructions and love notes to us, we think and write things that do not please Him.
Here is what God once said to me very clearly, moron that I was, trying to write things that did not glorify Him, "Therefore this is what the Lord says: "If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve Me: if you utter worthy, not worthless words, you will be My spokesman..."(Jer. 15:19).
I guess that my concern is that people would write without first checking the manual. CHECK THE MANUAL!!!! IT'S IN THERE!!!!
c 2/5/2009 M. LaPointe
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Comments (2)
Well said.
Not to be too judgmental here, but I. too, at times, wonder how many of these posters have read the practical advice given in the OT book of Proberbs, or the NT Sermon on the Mount, or the Epistles. Our internal "Romans 7-like battles" are tough enough as it is. After all, each one of us human beings have been given a free will.
The only thing (with more 'trash' out there)--the reference about "no temptation has come to you more than is common to man" and "there is a way to escape"
I hope this comment won't be too long. I had several thoughts as I read this post. For one, it is always refreshing to see other believers who have an unquestioning reliance on the wisdom and relevance of God's Word for all the issues in their lives. The Bible is not exactly a Q and A source - our answers must be diligently sought out over time and with a heart to know more of God. (This quest to know God more fully is the basis of my Revelife name).
Secondly, I want to encourage you to continue on Revelife with all of us who are also looking for support and guidance from our brothers and sisters in our common faith. Sure, there are some on here who are not believers; but we can best serve them by demonstrating our love for each other ( you know the verse ). I am sometimes shocked at what I read here from the mockers, but I shouldn't be - they are blind. Not morons. They surely lack wisdom (understandably) , but they have a certain worldly "wisdom" and are listening to teachers whose motives are in opposition to God.
And finally, let me be the first to apologize for any offensive material that I have written. My posts and comments are intended to stimulate discussion or to just share what is on my heart. I know that God can use even the words from babes to wake us up or to exhort or admonish us. My words are not so scholarly. but they come from a desire to lift up.