Bible Prophecy and Inspiration

Who as humans are sons of God?

God and Jesus created all humans, but creation doesn’t make them automatic sons of God.  Jesus Himself was talking to some of the Pharisees and He was telling them that the devil was their father.

John 8:44 – ⁴⁴ You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

So who is a Son?

Galatians 3:26-29 – ²⁶ You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, ²⁷ for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

The Jews are not the only ones who are of Abraham’s seed.  In fact those who don’t believe in Christ are on the outside.  Abraham was the line that Christ came through as promised.  If you believe in Christ as your Lord and Savior it doesn’t matter what else you are.  We are heirs according to the promise.

It all makes sense.  You can’t be royalty on earth without a bloodline.  However, anyone can be part of the bloodline through our Savior.  It’s a free gift.  We all have a spirit inside of us capable of reaching out to God.  Many people feel that due to upbringing some never have a chance.  I have been watching closely and I would say those with a silver spoon in their mouths have a harder time than someone with a rough upbringing.

The Lord will Judge correctly and we can count on that.  We need to submit to the King now and be His sons and daughters now.  We need to serve and love Him now.

Make today a new day and strive to serve Him where He leads you.

2 Corinthians 3:4-5 – ⁴ Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. ⁵ Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

So many people feel like the Lord is speaking to them.  However, if the voice is contradicting the Word of God, it’s the wrong voice.  These people many times are genuine.  If I sat here and tried to run you nuclear fusion, it would just be a bunch of hooey that sounded good to me.  I know nothing about nuclear fusion.

Why do I feel confident about writing on God?  Because we have His Word to study and share.  Our competence comes from God Himself.

What’s really sad about today’s world we live in, we’re all taught that our own opinion is correct.  It’s our right to have one and no one should have the audacity to say it’s wrong.

We are allowed to have our own opinion, that much is true.  However, if your opinion is 2 + 2 = 5, your opinion is wrong.  You can still have it and no one can change it if you don’t want to, but it’s wrong.  Many people today are trying to teach it doesn’t matter what 2+2 equals, it’s irrelevant.

Why does 2 +2 = 4?  Because God does have absolutes.  Competence comes from God.  Without God we are all incompetent.  So much so, that if He didn’t come back and die for our penalty, we were all on our way to hell.  Follow the Competent One.  Live for Him.  He is the maker of the rules to follow.  The Lord is our guide and He mapped it out already in His Word.

Galatians 5:9 – ⁹ “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”

Paul was using this in a negative connotation.  Yeast always puffs up the bread and signifies pride.  Also it reveals that one bad apple can spoil the bunch.

On the other hand it only takes a small group of people living the right way and sharing the Truth for it to works its way through the group also.

Take a stand for Truth.  Know what it is and share it with others.  It will set them free as well as yourself
when you seek it.

Genesis 39:1-12 – ¹ Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

² The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. ³ When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he
did, ⁴ Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. ⁵ From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. ⁶ So he left in Joseph’s
care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, ⁷ and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”

⁸ But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. ⁹ No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” ¹⁰ And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

¹¹ One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. ¹² She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

He ran out of the house.  He didn’t toy around or entertain.

When we toy around and entertain sin, we lose.  Just the idea we are trying to walk the line starts the steps in motion.  Joseph ran and smartly so.

We are told to resist the devil.  If we do he will flee from us.

James 4:7 – ⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

It’s the difference between honor and shame.  However, don’t become discouraged.  Take a stand.  The Lord is not interested in you being discouraged.  Nothing you can do will change yesterday.  All we are to do is ask forgiveness and move on.  Be a warrior for God from this day forward.  Finish the race with all your might.

Grace is free and it’s for those who ask Jesus to forgive them and repent.

What then?

It says everyone will give an accounting for what he has done.

2 Corinthians 5:10 – ¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

The difference between Heaven and Hell is the distance of North vs. South.  Eternity of one vs. the other is…..Paradise and…..Hell.

So what’s good and what’s bad?  That’s what each one will be held accountable for when standing at the judgment seat.  Believers will not be judge to hell, but we still will be judged on our lives.

The standard?

That would be the Word of God.

Hebrews 4:12 – ¹² For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
heart.

The Word of God is Truth.  It lives and is active.  If you care about what God thinks, it cuts like a two edged sword.

When we die or are raptured, it will be a thrilling day for all.  I’m afraid at that time it will really hit people that now we’re here (Heaven, eternity with our Lord) and not there (earth) anymore, I probably should have been a little more focused on eternal things rather on those that are gone forever.

Standing in front of the Lord and being rewarded for your love and commitment, will mean more than anything you accomplished down here.  Likewise it WILL matter once we’re there if we are saved only by the skin of our teeth.

Heaven is not a retirement home to look back on how great and mighty we were while on earth for ourselves.  It will be a time to worship and serve the King and trust in Him.  The Lord wants us to be obedient now and serving now.

Matthew 25:23- ²³ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

It’s not how you start the race, but how you finish it.  If you have been running the wrong direction, turn around and start running back towards the Lord.  There is still time to finish well.