Oct 19, 2018
For the word of God is
alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,... it judges the
thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Heb
4:12
God’s Word will
either direct our hearts or judge our hearts---don't just root for Jesus,
follow Him.
Van
Morris tells the story of a woman sitting in the waiting room for her first
appointment with a new dentist. She noticed his DDS diploma, which bore his
full name. Suddenly, she remembered that a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with
the same name had been in her high school class so many years ago. Could
this be the same guy? she wondered.
But the thought was quickly dismissed when she met the balding,
gray-haired man with the deeply lined face. He's way too old to have been my
classmate, she thought to herself.
Still,
after he examined her teeth, she had to ask, "Did you happen to attend
Morgan Park High School?"
"Yes!
I'm a Mustang," he gleamed with pride.
"When
did you graduate?" she asked.
"1959,"
he replied. "Why do you ask?"
"You
were in my class!" she exclaimed.
"Really?"
he said, looking at her closely. "What did you teach?"
(Oops!)
That lady faced a rude awakening. We all have those at moments in our lives. But as rude as that wake-up call was about
her aging appearance, there is a far greater awakening coming to all of us when
we face God one day. Many will discover
that Jesus was 100% accurate when He warned us He was the only way to
eternity. More will suffer eternal
disappointment when they find out that they were NOT good enough to get into
heaven. People will weep when they see
the destruction of their disobedience, both on their own lives AND the lives of
their loved ones. Jesus warned us it
will not be pretty, because ONLY those who Believe In Him will live with the
Father. That belief calls for total
obedience of Jesus, not just rooting for Him.
We can’t obey what we never learn, and we can’t learn
what we never hear. If your Bible is
collecting more dust than it is notes, you’re not really BELIEVING in Him, you’re
at best believing about Him. If you’re
relying on His forgiveness to be your license to sin, you’re not really
following Jesus, you’re following another god called ‘self’. The Word of God is not given to be a good
idea for our lives, it is given to be the Lord of our lives. Because the Word of God is Jesus! It is His essence and His character.
Don’t let that rude awakening happen to you. Before you face God for judgment, face His
Word today for direction. Make His Word
your friend, and let it do the work on your heart it needs to. Obey what it says --- because it’s the only
way to avoid an eternal rude awakening.
Start today! It’s the only thing that can save you a
terrible embarrassment later.
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