Do heed from the warnings, do be broken, but do not stop moving and pressing forth the Gospel
Matthew 24:38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark.
People today are doing all theses things, and they are good things, Noah Preached and Warned People for 120 years! 120 Years that is more than one of us will live in one lifetime. yet people did not listen to Noah. No not one, think about it nobody believed that Noah was telling the truth.
Do you think that Noah got discouraged, at least once during that 120 years, but Noah Moved Step by Step. He remained Faithful.
Slow and Steady
Some when Called grow radically and have great wisdom and understanding, others grow slowly and tread the water with little gain. Sometimes the walk of Faith that Christ calls us to is 1 step back 2 steps forward. But the test of sanctification is that there is progress, there is a drive forward. But a believer should not want to be stagnant, the Believer should be uncomfortable when not moving forward.
Being comfortable being uncomfortable
I remember my youth pastor in high school telling me that there is no staying the same in your faith, that you are either increasing or decreasing. Like an escalator it is either going down or up.
Luke 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
The cross will be heavy, it hurts it even kills, but listen that pain that which is being killed is the flesh.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I am dead, only Christ lives. Good News, the Best News even is that you die to self and gain Eternal Life With Jesus Christ. At times we will drop and fall with our cross but we do not walk alone, and God does not will us to walk alone. Numbers 11:17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And it will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.. We not only have others of the Faith to be with Us But God, God will finish his Work that He has started with you.
Lifting requires a violent explosive turn of power speed and strength, this could also be defined as Passion. In our walk and run with Jesus we will grow weary, tiresome but this inner drive from God towards God compels us to continue onward. Yet knowing that we will never be fully conformed to Christ here on earth, but I want to run toward Christ because he is my everything, at this moment you are only able to read these words because Christ is allowing your eyes to work, He is allowing you to Breathe. I want to be with Him. I may only move like a plow but yet I move step by step.
With my Freshman year of College behind me I do even more want to preach and live out God's word in fellowship with God. I want to know my creator before I see him on that Awe inspiring day that will come soon enough.
Matthew 24:38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark.
People today are doing all theses things, and they are good things, Noah Preached and Warned People for 120 years! 120 Years that is more than one of us will live in one lifetime. yet people did not listen to Noah. No not one, think about it nobody believed that Noah was telling the truth.
Do you think that Noah got discouraged, at least once during that 120 years, but Noah Moved Step by Step. He remained Faithful.
Slow and Steady
Some when Called grow radically and have great wisdom and understanding, others grow slowly and tread the water with little gain. Sometimes the walk of Faith that Christ calls us to is 1 step back 2 steps forward. But the test of sanctification is that there is progress, there is a drive forward. But a believer should not want to be stagnant, the Believer should be uncomfortable when not moving forward.
Being comfortable being uncomfortable
I remember my youth pastor in high school telling me that there is no staying the same in your faith, that you are either increasing or decreasing. Like an escalator it is either going down or up.
Luke 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
The cross will be heavy, it hurts it even kills, but listen that pain that which is being killed is the flesh.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I am dead, only Christ lives. Good News, the Best News even is that you die to self and gain Eternal Life With Jesus Christ. At times we will drop and fall with our cross but we do not walk alone, and God does not will us to walk alone. Numbers 11:17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And it will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.. We not only have others of the Faith to be with Us But God, God will finish his Work that He has started with you.
We are all to move step by step little by little
We are to move with passion a deep violent turn of emotion Passion
We have eternity to enjoy all that is with Christ but we only have a moment to earn them.
It seems like just moments ago I was in high school, and all I cared about was Mt.Dew and Video Game parties, to Graduation from High school, soon enough I will be old and I do not want to be full of regret, Noah had 120 years to warn others in all retrospect I most likely have 60-70 years
The Red part of the Rope is your life the White is eternity...........
The Red part of the Rope is your life the White is eternity...........
