Psalms 33:4-5 For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord .
If we talk to any number of people long enough, we will find that everyone has their own opinion about something. Usually, we put so much weight on our opinions that we end up with what we see a lot of today...arguments, disagreements, and even broken friendships/relationships. We behave as if our opinions, often based on little proof or flawed information, are truth. As followers of Jesus, we may even fall into the trap of believing that our personal convictions are truth, and end up doing more harm than good, for the cause of Christ, with our attitude towards others who do not follow "our" convictions. The enemy loves to get us sidetracked with useless arguments over things that have no eternal value. Let us stop falling for the trap of listening to the world's rhetoric, and stop letting the enemy draw us into useless, and foolish, arguments. Instead, why not take what we see and hear, and test it in light of the only truth that exists...God's Word. The Bible is clear that the Lord's Word is right. Jesus is Truth. What God calls righteous and just is what is righteous and just. No one else determines that; especially not our miserable opinions. Regardless of what we see happening in the world today, or what God allows us to experience, His goodness surrounds us. No matter what our nation and its leaders, or any other nation, plots, plans, and executes, the Word makes it very clear that, "The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the people of no affect." (v. 10) It is time we stop engaging the world on its foolish terms, and start focusing on what we are called to do...preach Christ! We need to stop with the foolish arguments, and start living out, and speaking, God's truth. I cannot say this enough, "Our time here is short, and we need to be busy leading the lost to Jesus!" Do not let this day be wasted by the foolishness we have allowed to blind us. Instead, let us make it a point to speak God's truth, and speak the Name of Jesus to those who need it most. That is what our mission is here on earth, for God's glory. Mark 16:15 puts it plainly and clearly, "Go into the world and preach the gospel to every creature."
Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).
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