Have
you ever had a day when absolutely nothing went wrong? A day that you knew God had blessed you mightily.
A day the blessings flowed like
“warm butter on a hot biscuit.” I
believe our Psalmist was telling us how God’s Blessings never stopped
rolling. (From my viewpoint, the
Psalmist was notably “happy.”) He was
Praising God for all He had done. It
didn’t stop with Praise. He continually
asked God to “Teach me good judgment and knowledge… teach me
thy statutes…” so he “might learn thy statutes.”
The
thing we as Christians must understand, yes I said understand is that the Psalmist
didn’t have a King James Bible sitting unread on his coffee table. (The Psalmist was one of many writing The
Word of God for us. He was writing in
Faith.) He didn’t have The Books of
Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John to reference.
He didn’t build his Faith “on his daily reading.” He wrote from his heart as God led him.
Today
we have a plethora of “Christian” churches all teaching “some person’s point of
view.” Supposedly, they have validated “their
point” from some obscure verse in the Bible.
If they couldn’t find it their way, they created and wrote their own
bible, or modified The King James Bible to agree with them.
Where
are our Psalmists’ who are praying and praising God, and even begging to be
taught? Our Bible Churches, (Churches which
teach the Gospel of Christ, plus nothing, minus nothing,) are struggling with
membership because it is “easier” to go to an “Oprah” church where sin is not
discussed, and there are “millions” of ways to go to Heaven.
Our
God Loves All. He tells us this over and
over with Compassion and Love.
Yet, many people who call themselves “Christian” (after
Christ’s Name) refuse to honour Him with Church attendance. Heaven forbid they would go to Sunday School
and be taught God’s Word. (Where are the
“multitudes” calling on His name?) Many
sleep in on Sunday. Some are out on the
Golf Course (weather permitting.) Some
are out doing anything (important stuff) to keep from honouring God. Some are working. I know we need income, yet there are too many
who use this as their excuse to stay away.
Where
are they (the ones) that want to Praise God with their presence, their tithe,
their offering, and their support of missions? Where are they?
Readers,
“If I am speaking to you, today, this hour, determine in your heart to turn
from your backsliding, and repent. You
have offended God by ignoring Him.
Determine today with a sincere heart, a true heart. Get back to the Church that teaches from The
Holy Bible, the one which praises God with its heart. Don’t go just to be entertained. Go to Worship God, and be a willing
learner.”
Readers,
if you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, know He Loves You, and
the last thing He wants is for you to go into Eternity lost.
All God is asking is that You accept His Son by
believing God has raised Him from the grave.
He also asks that you confess that belief to another person. If you do this with a sincere, truthful heart,
God will save you. You will live eternally with God, His Son Jesus, and The
Holy Spirit. Today is the day, not
tomorrow, today. We have no guarantee of
“a tomorrow.” All we have is the “Now,”
and it is “Now.”
Bro John R. E Chastain
Retired Pastor
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