The
choices that we make while we are here on earth will decide whether we
will spend eternity with the Lord or apart from Him. This is the message of
Matthew 7:13-14. "False prophets ... vicious wolves" will seek to lead
us away from the Lord (Matthew 7:15-16). We must pray that the Lord will
deliver us from paying lip-service to Him without living our whole life
for Him (Matthew 7:21-23). How are we to live for the Lord? - We must
hear His Word and obey it (Matthew 7:24). Obedience to God's Word begins
with hearing His Word. Hearing God's Word leads to obeying His Word.
May God help us to build on Christ, always receiving His Word as the
Word that speaks to us with His authority.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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