The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it,
the world and all who live in it. Ps. 24:1
BUT for now,
The whole world is under the control of the Satan.
1Jn. 5:19
BUT one day
soon,
Every knee will
bend to God, and every tongue will confess…
Rom. 14:1; Phil.
2:11
Man was created amidst a cosmic battle, and was granted
‘freedom of choice’ from his first breath. Mankind quickly discovered the
biblical fact that he is a slave to whatever masters him (2Pet. 2:19), when he
believed the devil and fell from grace.
Let’s now get personal.
This cosmic battle still rages, and herein lies our
two-prong struggle:
- Do I worship the created OR worship The Creator? (Rom. 1:25)
- Do I search for mastery OR search for The Master? (1Cor. 9:25)
(FYI: The “created/mastery”
can be good things like our children, nature, education and knowledge.)
QUESTIONS:
By my actions who or
what is my master? …By the evidence of my life, whose team am I on?
Am I on
God’s team or on the devil’s team?
To
those on the Satan’s team,
one day God will declare: “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!” For “not everyone who calls out to Me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter
the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in
heaven will enter.” Matt. 7:21; 23
To
those on the Lord’s team,
God will one day declare:
“Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master's happiness!”
Matt. 25:21
Is this unfair or
harsh?
Heaven is
God’s house, and He gets to welcome in who He wants to live with Him.
Same with
us; picture YOUR home. At your home, you get to choose who you invite in to
stay with you in your home. And just because a ‘seemingly nice stranger’ knocks
on your door and asks/demands to enter, does NOT mean you are unfair to say, “I
am so sorry, but this is our home and
we do not know you.”
Remember: The
Lord is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come
to repentance. 2 Pet. 3:9
Resting in
His amazing love this week, ~Shaun and Betsy
