Musick-al note # 4
It could be said without contradiction that God has been disappointed with man whom He has made. From the Garden and beginning with Adam, man has continually left God out of his life. Even though man has always suffered because of this fact, it seems that man is prone to not profit from the mistakes of our forebears but expect each generation to make the same mistake and suffer because of it. That God was displeased with the children of Israel in the wilderness is plainly taught in the Scriptures, both old and new. With the warnings of God’s word, it would seem that they could have avoided the wrath of God and enjoyed His blessings. Yet they lusted after the things of the world, but why should we? They left the true God for the works of man’s hands, but is that any reason for you and I to do the same? They tempted the Lord and murmured and complained, but should we not rather learn and avoid those same sins? Verily, we should. Then why do we seek after the things of this world and hoard them, seeing that this has always brought the wrath of God upon man? Can we not understand that putting the things of this world first in life is putting something other than the Lord first? Shall we continue to dwell in sin and the love of sin and expect the Lord to save us in the Last Day? Shouldn’t we be showing our love by preaching the Gospel of Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4), obeying Him (1 John 5:1-3) then gaining spiritual things first not the things of this world. To measure by the life of another Christian is not wise for even the best Christian falls far short of the glory of God. In this year, we must determine to live by faith and follow God’s commands or we will fall into the category of the church of Laodicea as recorded in Revelation 3. Why should we expect God to keep the light of His word here when we do not follow it? Ought we not therefore to give the more earnest heed to the things we know to be of Christ, lest we be rejected of Him? (Hebrews 2:3) There is not a single way to escape if we reject His teaching, but we can escape the wrath that is to come (2 Thessalonians 1:8) if and only if we obey the God of heaven. Consider yourself and be wise, not deceiving but with carefulness for one day we will all appear before the God of heaven to give an account of our lives. A warning to the wise is sufficient but a multitude of prudent words to the foolish is wasted!
Be wise and not foolish, knowing the will of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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