Musick-al Note # 77
No one likes a prophet of doom, especially if he points an accusing finger at us and declares that our actions are the cause of the impending destruction. Yet God has always had His prophets to tell of impending destruction because of the sins of His people. Enoch was evidently the first prophet of doom (Jude 14-15) and others followed in their time. They all prophesied of the coming destruction because of the sins and failures of the people. Jesus offers infinite joy, peace and freedom to all who would follow Him, but He also tells of doom and destruction to come upon all who refused to give heed to His words (Matthew 7:21-27). His popularity steadily decreased as He continued to convict the people and their leaders of sins.
The implications are far-reaching because this touches every one of us. We are doomed IF we IGNORE the warnings of the Word and seek to please men and not God. We are is doomed IF we do not measure ourselves by the standard of God’s Word to obey Him. We are doomed IF we allow sin to run rampant within our ranks. We are doomed IF the preacher does not preach the whole council of God, and we insist that he tickle our ears with his “sermons”. We are doomed IF our elders have no vision of leading the flock to faithfully follow the Word of the Lord. We are doomed IF the elders do not use the abilities of deacons to assist in the work and encourage their growth to maturity in carrying out the Lord’s will upon the earth. We are doomed IF we are not encouraged and assisted in our spiritual growth by capable and sincere Christians. We are doomed IF every Christian does not do his or her best to live a life whose influence is a stepping-stone to draw others to the Lord Jesus. We are doomed IF we forget that we are the purchased possession of the Lord, bought by the blood of Christ. We are doomed IF we become involved in incidentals instead of essentials and substitute our selfish desires and spend our money for them. We are doomed IF we do not require ourselves to go to work in His vineyard.
We must dedicate ourselves to the Lord, to His work and to His church to such a degree that we will deny self, give our time, abilities and money to carry out our God-given tasks in His kingdom. We were bought with a price, we are not our own, therefore we ought to so live and work that we may please Him who has called us and saved us from our sins.
Gordon Musick,
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