Friday, June 24, 2022

A Mighty Leaf

Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28 NASB


The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever
Isaiah 40:8 NASB

We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth.
Romans 2 HCSB

Sorry, but NASB translation of Romans 2 just doesn't make any sense.  The NASB says "rightly" instead of "based on the truth".  "rightly" at best is a redundant term by this point, because it's already been established that God is good.  But the term "rightly" regarding God's judgement really means nothing when dealing with The Holy Almighty God.  God is not RIGHT.  He is not WRONG.  He is not up for debate.  He is not subject to any laws.  The only thing The Bible says that God literally can not do is LIE.  Not because it is physically impossible for Him to do so, but because that would set  precedent for absolute chaos and calamity.
I do not subject myself to God because He is morally superior to me.  I don't do a very good at all job at subjecting myself to Him anyway, but if I were to subject myself to him in every act that proceeds from my hands feet and mouth, it would be because He is the source of all that I can ever want, every longing and interest that is within me, even those that are scheming against me, whatever I gain from this life and the next, He holds the key to.  I do not act on this absolute truth nearly as much as I should and I probably should be more sorrowful over that than I am.  Is it a lack of gratitude and possibly even a lack of faith to an extent that puts this wedge between myself and my savior, Lord Jesus.
If you do not at least ACKNOWLEDGE God as being Holy and faithful, then you are stirring up God's ire and you can keep doing that if you choose.  I pray if any who have not read God's word and are at least **Trying** to agree with it wholeheartedly, that you, whoever and wherever you may be, would be granted a new set of eyes, that they may shine within you and that you may flourish, like a green leaf.

 Subjection to God is not a requirement.  It is a NECESSITY.  It is for your own benefit that you subject yourself to God.  God created you for fellowship with Him.  YOU WERE BORN FOR IT!  Does God afflict us sometimes?  Yes.  There are times when we undoubtebly deserve it because we are acting stupid at the expense of others.  There are other times when He is simply calling out to us "YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER!"


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