“…They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions as
they feast with you, having eyes full of
adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls,
having hearts trained in greed, accursed children; abandoning the
right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam,
the son of Beor, who loved the reward of
unrighteousness; but he received a rebuke for his own
offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice,
restrained the insanity of the prophet.”
Peter goes on a riff describing the evil “prophets” of his day … and it
sounds so much like America it is frightening. Our society is developing creative
ways to sin, renaming it, and proclaiming it normal, and you are labeled a
problem if you disagree.
We have become arrogant and ignorant believing we determine the truth… We
make up our own facts… cherry-picking our convictions - and reject God’s Word as our compass. Claiming to be wise, we have become fools…
But as Christians we must stand on truth... Do I? Am
I a mouthpiece for God … or am I part of
the problem? Am I walking the tightrope
between truth and popularity? Am I becoming like Balaam, in need of a donkey to
restrain my insanity of preaching what the world wants to hear?
What about you? Are you pursuing God’s plan with God’s truth
- or are you pursuing your plan with your “truth”?
The first commandment is that there is One God – That means His word IS
TRUTH. If you change His Word to make it
less offensive, it is like watering down
medicine – it may taste better, but it won’t heal your illness.
No one intends to destroy their lives with debauchery, baseless “facts”,
and pretending to be their own God.… yet it happens all the time.
That pattern started in the garden with our first failed attempt at
being a deity, and creating and following our own “truths”…
There is a God… and it’s not you… You don’t argue, debate or negotiate with the
omnipotent Creator of the Universe… So, wake up, and abandon the insanity of
relativism. Follow the only truth that emanates from the only God and is
clearly written in His Word.
“We must not allow our emotions to hold sway over our minds… Our emotions must become subservient to the truth.” - Jerry Bridges
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