Job 17:9 (Living Bible) the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) shall move onward and forward; those with pure hearts shall become stronger and stronger.

The more I walk with the Lord the more I love Him. The  more I want to change to be like Him.  I see His majesty and holiness and like John in the book of Revelation, I fall at His feet when I see Him and hear His Words. I want to conform to His image at my expense. When my heart longs for this I will move forward and upward.

Why am I seeing multitudes of Christians, who have been in the faith for a long time, walk away from the things of God so easily? Why are preachers who have preached the unadulterated word, turning the truth of God into a lie? Why are people so easily offended with the church?

One of the problems is the deceptive false teaching of “once saved always saved”. This false concept of grace tends to focus on the level of sin in the life of a believer rather than the working of righteousness in the life of a believer. You can dress it up and call it “Grace” if you want to, but it’s still mans attempt to be free from conviction not sin.

Take what is being taught in the church today and apply it to marriage. What I would be saying is, “honey, I want the freedom to be with other women, spend our money on gambling, rob a store for money, beat you up when I’m mad, neglect our children, not have a job ever again, and still be married to you.” It’s a ridiculous perception of grace.

When my heart is right, I will Love my wife more everyday, raise my children right, work tirelessly to provide for the next generation, and become a powerful godly man. Things shouldn’t get worse… but better. My faith shouldn’t grow weaker or my love wax colder. But stronger and more fervently. As David said, ” the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” – Ps. 4:18

~ by bromatt on May 14, 2009.