Beautiful song, packed with the truth of God's living word......
How great the Fathers love for me, that He made a wretch like me His treasure.
"Behold the Man upon the cross, our sins upon His shoulders. It was our sins that held Him there, until it was accomplished. His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished."
I can say I am finished with looking at face book. I don't have my own, I would look at it on my husbands. The only face book I have is the one at the bottom of this page that post the things I have written. I use to love just looking at the pictures of my family on it, but I can't seem to get past all the junk people choose to post on there. Yes, some people post positive messages, but candy coat the messages just to be liked by all the viewers. I don't want to get angry, so I am choosing not to go on it anymore. What was meant to just get in touch with old friends and look at family pictures, has now become a page to post whatever you want to say, and whatever kind of pictures you want to put on it. Not caring if it offends anyone. Well we need to care about that, and especially if it offends God. Popular with God, or popular with the crowd, we need to click on the like button to one of these. Not everyone will see what you choose, because the choice is made in your heart to be sold out to God or not.
It just amazes me that when someone post something about God, and the whole truth of scripture, not many respond. But post a positive message with a worldly twist, that sounds good to all ears, and the like button is pressed by many. I guess that's what Jesus meant when He said in Matthew 7:13 "You can enter God's kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and it's gate is wide for the MANY who choose that way." And sadly, we the church are starting to look and sound just like the world just so we don't offend anyone, or stay their friend.
Face book and what people post can hurt God DEEPLY. You’re better off not responding to the post that can hurt the heart of our Lord because He sees, and cares. He knows your heart that's true, but many who read these post and comments can be searching for what is true. Remember there are innocent eyes. It could be a new Christian who is reading what is put on face book. So for the sake of new believers, please be careful what you post and what you decide to click on the like button.
Luke 22: 54-62...Remember the look on Jesus' face when Peter denied ever knowing Him? Jesus knew his heart, but that doesn't mean that it still didn't hurt Jesus DEEPLY. Being rejected in front of a crowd where many of them were lost and in need of the truth. Peter knew in his heart what was true, but half truth is really no truth at all. He chose at that moment to fit in with the crowd, also in fear of his life, instead of thinking of what it would do when Jesus saw, and heard him. Matthew 16: 18.. Later Peter became the rock Jesus built His church on.
"So help us God help You. As You look at us, Your chosen ones, we know Your hope is for us to defend Your Son’s death with the whole truth. Forgive us Lord where we fall short, and help us to stand firm and be the rock You build Your church on. Not to candy coat sin, and not to take sin lightly. Help us to bring the lost to You, and by the power of Your Holy Spirit, bring them to repentance. May our hearts desire to be more popular with You than the crowd."
…..mvdevotional.blogspot.com
Kim
No comments:
Post a Comment