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Religions > Bible |
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"Donna Kupp" |
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23 Dec 2007 02:37:12 PM |
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OUR SECRET PLACE |
Our secret place of peace and safety is not a hidden sanctuary here on
earth; it is when we dwell in God. On earth tribulations will come;
famines will come; persecutions will come; afflictions will come ...
and saints will even be martyred, but Jesus said:
"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them
that kill the body, and after that have no more that they
can do.
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him,
which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you, Fear him." Luke 12:4-5 (KJV)
That warning of Jesus tells us to fear God. So, we need to learn what
it means to fear God. Here is our answer:
" ... by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."
Prov 16:6 (KJV)
"... Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man." Eccl 12:13 (KJV)
That standard determines whether we love and fear God ... and whether
God loves us. (Even under the new covenant, we MUST obey the Ten
Commandments to abide in His
love.) Jesus said:
" ... If a man love me, he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him ... "
John 14:23
If our faith in Jesus is genuine, we will obey Him. Yet, many people
reject The Ten Commandments because they have been told that Jesus'
commandments are different than The Ten Words of God. That is not
true! Here, Jesus said that his commandments are the same as the
Father's:
"He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings:
and the word which ye hear is not mine,
but the Father's which sent me." John 14:24 (KJV)
Why is this important? We must KNOW that we love God and that he
loves us, in order to have patience and comfort in times of
adversity ...
"And we know that all things work together for good
to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose." Rom 8:28 (KJV)
The scriptures, church history, and even the daily newspapers show
that trouble and afflictions occur in every generation. We can be
sure that each of us will have a time
when our faith is tested and our faithfulness in the temptation will
be the faith that pleases God.
Most "believers" lose the war against sin because they try to fight
their battles in their own strength and do not call upon the LORD.
The martyrs and heros of the faith overcame the world, the flesh, and
the devil because they not only had faith in Jesus' sacrifice for
their sins; but they also offered their bodies as a living sacrifice
to God as they confessed Him before men and trusted Him to keep them
from falling.
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony;
and they loved not their lives unto the death."
Rev 12:11 (KJV)
In these perilous times, when temptations are on every side, let us
abide in the secret place of the most High. Our hope rests in the
Almighty who is our refuge, our strength, and our deliverer. He will
always be our place of peace and safety.
Shalom, peace unto you ...
Donna Kupp
I am not a Seventh Day Adventist (and never have been), a natural Jew,
or a Catholic. I am simply the least of Christ's brethren who love
Him and keep His Commandments.
The Seven Deadly Deceptions Of Counterfeit Christianity
http://www.freetruth.info
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