2023-06-25 | Choice

 

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2023-06-25    09:51

1st Day of the Week

Daily reading:

1 Kings 15:1-24

2 Chronicles 13-16

Psalms 26

Genesis 3

Romans 2

Matthew 6:21

Daily writing:

I know your concern, Mattit'YAHU. In your own self, you are concerned that those that read here will look at you and miss Me. I know too, that stems from the pride you used to know; concern yourself not with that, instead, write the verse now that I showed you.

Romans2:1 (NIV) "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."

Let then each judge for himself. The choice another makes is unto himself, his judgment does not stand against him who is forgiven. Instead, he shows what judgment must come against his own self.

You are here, writing, by the call that I made. So, in writing you obey. Let him who is called to read obey too. For how can the Word of GOD be found unless I call him to it? You write here; and read where I call you to. You sit here, and then, go where I have sent you. You cannot save, that is of Me, I save; and the saved is called unto salvation. The deprived mind will not accept salvation, he will judge it to be judged for it at the end. Then he cannot say, he did not know.

When man listens to the ways of man; it is because the ways of GOD is not understood or obeyed. He that hears Me, should test all others' words against Mine. For, who is led by Me does not need to be led by man. For if he must assist a man or follow a man in his cause; I will tell him. 

Do not open your ears to a man, unless I send him to you. Look, when I sent for Peter to come to the gentile; I spoke to both; not one of them were surprised in the need to come together. Both acted in obedience to My call. And here you are, called to write; and who must read, shall. The enemy has no hold on those I have freed. Let man's word then testify, for the righteous unto righteousness and the godless unto damnation. For the charge against man is between GOD and man, each of his own doing. So, when a man speaks against you; he speaks against himself. Then go, if I say go, unto mercy; but, stay, if I say stay, unto the gathering of evidence against the accuser. If a man hit you once, shall he allow himself to be charged with one or even more charges against him? But, if he repents, forgive as you have been forgiven.

This is the assault against man; it is in word. The deed will be judged in deed; but in the Word, there is life and death. Will the deceiver be judged as the deceived? (Genesis 3:14-15) No! The deceived will be judged for being deceived and the sin thereof; but tell Me, do you see a salvation plan for the deceiver and his seed? The deceived is placed above the deceiver and given hope of salvation through repentance and redemption, but the deceiver has no hope. This is not for man's judgment, but Mine. Yet shall the deceiver admit his sin before those he deceived. Yes, he shall bow to them and their offspring. He shall be made low and those that came to the truth again will be made higher. Can you admit where you went wrong, because the deceiver can't; until he is caught in his lie, feeling sorry for himself. Walk thus in truth, repent when you do wrong and walk after it no more. For no forgiveness come without repentance.

Shalom

Introspection:

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As I was going through the preparation today; as before, but with a greater intensity; I came anew to the realisation that I cannot share here, everything that I have come to know or have learned. Understanding is faster than the pen or stroke upon the keyboard. To share one day's lesson in the Spirit, I would need at least two to share with you; and then, tomorrow morning a new lesson have been formed for me to receive from the LORD. That means that I will continuously accumulate a deficit in days; and that is in the least of it. The best I can do is to introduce you to my Teacher, the Spirit of the Living GOD that was sent to us in the Name of Jesus Christ.

But mercifully, I have also come to realise that God is gracious and will bring for each one that which he needs unto salvation. So, while I might fail in human effort, GOD can perform with ease. Still will I do my duties here, because GOD called me to do this.

Then, as I read through Romans 1 yesterday, and also Romans 2 this day; I realised, it has all been said before. Yes, there is nothing new under the Sun, just GOD's incessant call for us to repent. There is no greater act of love, than all that which GOD has done for us. I am certain that He would do all He has done, even just for one. Even if that one, was just me. How can there be a greater love than the LOVE of GOD for us? Have you seen the things that man has done? Can you imagine how much GOD has forgiven, in LOVE.

In reading Genesis 3 this morning, I saw once again, and again with greater understanding; that each of us are standing in front of that tree each day. Each day we get to choose, is GOD's Word enough? Are we going to Trust the Lord, or are we going to make our own way, listening to the blind explain the way? I know that in my attempts to live a righteous life this day, that there is a high probability that I might fail; I simply do not know enough, and even when I know, I still mess up. None-the-less, I try each day, crying about my failures in the presence of GOD. He is swift in forgiving and even sifter still to console me. Like a son that just can't get it right to balance on a bicycle, so the Lord leads me through each day to try again. The cuts and bruises, He heals them; but often a scar is left behind to ensure I won't make a foolish mistake like that again.

In thinking about the tree of good and evil, I am reminded of a man that had a tree in his backyard. It was a lemon tree, but a branch of a lime tree was grafted in. So, the tree produced both lemon and lime in its season. But, because the tree was in his back yard, it was not just about the fruit. No, the tree had to be pleasing to the eye as well for decoration of the house. So, each year he would diligently prune the tree in the season for it.  Cutting away those branches that was not pleasing in viewing. He shaped it and formed to his will. Eventually, the branches that bore lime was all pruned out and all that remained was a plain lemon tree, but at least it was acceptable in his sight.

Man is a tree that can produce two fruits from his mouth. What pruning have you done? Which fruit will eventually be lost? Now we are not talking about lemons and lime here; no! We are talking about good and evil, truth and lies... worship or rejection of your Creator. I can only dig around the tree and give it food and water; the soil will hold that tree until its time is over. Then it will go back to the soil it rose out from.

At how many gravesites have you stood, staring at the soil where what was living now lies dead; wondering what has become of that, which you could not bury with him? So shall my loved ones one day probably stand at my patch of soil. My hope is, that they will know; I am where I was destined to be, when GOD created me. That is the true toil of this life; not the burden of having to choose good over evil; but to trust the Word of GOD as our only consideration. As if, we did not reach out for the tree of good and evil; but that we refrained from what GOD has forbidden, eating from that which He has made specifically for us to live on. Is GOD's grace, sufficient for you?

Now, it is still not too late; the time for mercy is not yet up. Do that which you were created for to do. Reach out to GOD and let Him tell you all you need to know.

Shalom.