06/01/2016
Praise the LORD for the HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Welcome to a fresh year 2016.
A brief thought for this year.
Let us examine ourselves in this new beginning..
Are we really a hypocrite or a true believer?
Its hard to discern the hypocrisy and real truth. Both appear alike externally.
But internally, the hypocrite is not the one what he appears externally. Or in other words, we can speak truth outside without really knowing the truth. You can speak righteousness without being righteous. You can cry out loud without actually meaning so. But GOD sees the actual internal being. HE needs the truth. And GOD IS TRUE.
Matthew 6 deals with the danger of hypocrisy.
If you serve Christ, don't just think you are doing so, DO IT REALLY.
1 John 1:6 tells 'If we claim to have fellowship with him (GOD) and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.'
1 John 2:4 tells 'Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person'
JESUS said, 'No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.' Matthew 6:24
In Matthew chapter 6 JESUS says that if you still lead a life seeking money and believe in it and say that it is the way of thinking, then your eyes are blind and, your whole body is in darkness. JESUS says if your eyes are blind, YOU ARE IN DARKNESS.
Why it says so? Because then you have not seen the TRUE GOD, whom the WORD OF GOD is trying to show. IF you really see GOD, then you will surely say what Paul said when he saw GOD,
"At one time all these things were important to me. But because of Christ, I decided that they are worth nothing. Not only these things, but NOW I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all these things, and now I know that they are all worthless trash. All I want now is Christ." (Philippians 3:7-8)
The Blood of JESUS washes the stain of sin, and cleanses you and enable you have fellowship with the LIGHT.
That means JESUS redeemed you from the sinful life, when you believed and confessed that JESUS died for you. And now then, you have to live a life obeying the commandments of JESUS. JESUS told, 'those who love me shall obey my commandments.'
If you tell that 'I am a christian', and still lead a 'money centered' life. Then you are a liar. If you tell that 'I am a christian', and still be filled with anxiousness and worry for tomorrow, then you are a hypocrite. There is no difference between you and a non believer.
This happens because we hesitate to believe our LORD who is able to lead us in this world. This happens because we don't have faith in the LORD and we hesitate to give the control of our life to GOD. This happens because we have not seen the Father in heaven whom our Lord Jesus Christ have shown us through his life.
In order to lead a christian life according to the will of GOD, you have to get out of the way of life that world dictates. The world sees the life that is lead through money power, muscle power and talent. But WORD OF GOD sees a life that is lead by the abundant Grace of GOD.
Jesus gave us a new life that should be lead by faith in GOD, our Heavenly Father. Jesus told that our Father in Heaven already knows our needs and He will provide for us. Isaiah 55:9 says, 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'
Jesus told us to lead a life not by seeking the money as everyone in the world does; but by seeking the KINGDOM OF GOD, i.e, see that the will of GOD is done always. Seek the righteousness of GOD;and if we do so, then we do start to see the hand of GOD in providing for all our needs in the world.
Psalms 55:2 says, 'Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.'
Psalms 23:6 says, 'Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.'
Our Lord Jesus Christ have shown us that
TRUTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE.
LOVE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE.
GOD IS IMPORTANT THAN LIFE.
Because if you have GOD, you have everything. Then you have nothing to lose in this world.
Our Lord Jesus made death a mockery and gave himself to die when the world tried to kill him. He didn't give up truth, love, righteousness and stood for the will of Heavenly Father TILL DEATH.
Are we following JESUS truly?
Let us leave our hypocrisy in christian life, and let us start BELIEVING in JESUS, and actually start living a real true christian life in this new year and live according to will of GOD, i.e, the WORD OF GOD, in our short life.
LET THE WORLD START SEE THE GLORY OF TRUE GOD THROUGH OUR LIFE.
For JESUS said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU SPIRITUALLY IN THIS YEAR.
LET US LEAD A LIFE IN TRUTH AND SPIRIT, AND REALLY SERVE THE LORD.