Robb Harris
Correction from Disobedience
We must always be willing to receive correction from God, either as babes in Christ or mature Christians. Our eternal reward relies on our own desire to follow and inculcate the correction we receive into our lives.
Mob Mentality
The world has taken on a mob mentality and blindly following the subversive lead of Satan. We must put God first in our lives in order to see the destruction Satan is leading this world to.
Rebellion
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The world is in direct rebellion to God because of an unacceptance of His Laws. We must be willing to give up the comfort and pleasures of Satan’s lifestyle in order to truly please God. If we do, the crown laid up for us will be attainable.
A Light in Darkness
Our example and they way in which we shine our light to the world is an important tool usable by God. But it takes an effort on our part to keep our light shining brightly in a world ruled by darkness.
Serpents and Doves
The serpent has been cursed throughout human existance since Satan took its form in the garden. We are to be cunning like a serpent while dealing with the world, just as Christ dealt with those who despised Him. We must also be willing to go out as a lamb into a world filled with wolves, with the realization that God will shepherd us.
Building a Foundation on Lies
Lying has become pervasive in this world–to the point that lying can be thought of as “beneficial” in some circumstances. Lying originates with Satan, and taking part in any form of this sin is simply just that–a sin. God IS truth and its His example that we must follow, not that of the worlds.
Is God Seeking Political Unity or Disorder?
For the recent State of the Union address an appeal was made amongst Democratic and Republican senators and representatives to walk across the party aisle and sit together. This effort was meant as a symbolic gesture to show the country that elected officials could act in a unified manner. While it was acknowledged by some that this act “might be little more than a nod to civility at a time of rancorous political discourse,” it was intended as a start to a more civilized dialog between parties.
Minutes after the president’s speech, opposing party members gave their rebuttal to points brought up in the presidential address. For the foreseeable near-future, TV and radio pundits will be dissecting the speeches in even greater detail, debating (ad nauseum) how either party might help or hurt America’s future.
Man-made unity at its best!
It’s tempting to jump into current political discourse and feed upon the vitriol that emanates over our airwaves. But ALL of this comes from one source, “according to the prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2). What Satan broadcasts is not the foundation that builds us into future sons and daughters of God, but is instead “the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2).
We know from God’s interaction with the city of Nineveh that a whole nation was capable of repenting and changing—this is God’s desire, to bring “many sons to glory” (Hebrews 2:10). God wasn’t interested in the politics of Nineveh, nor their immigration policies or their health care plans.
Far from it! Jonah was sent to “cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me” (Jonah 1:2). Despite their wickedness the entire city repented and God held back their destruction. Unlike Nineveh our society still refuses to repent.
A leading conservative pundit said of the president after his first year in office, “The fact that his agenda has totally failed this year is the best thing that could have happened to this country… I thank God every day that it is going down the tubes.”
God is not pulling for the left, right or center of any aisle—these are ideals and constructs of man. Man’s attempts all strive, but all fail—without God’s Spirit—to achieve unity and peace. We must constantly ask ourselves, what does God think? What is His Will? And we must pray for THAT Will to be done.
It’s God’s Will ALONE that allows this universe to exist. And only with His Will can lasting unity take place.