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A Closer Walk

Attitude of the Righteous

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Our ministry is to reach out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ and to help believers be equipped with a solid knowledge of the Word of God, the Bible, and be encouraged to apply it in every aspect of their daily lives. There are simple truths for these complex times to help people live in a way that brings real spiritual victory to them and more importantly, through the Lord Jesus Christ, glory to God our Father.

Matthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
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In our verse today, Jesus is saying that we, everybody actually, is either for Him or against Him. There simply is no middle ground; we cannot compromise! It is not a matter of 'going to church' a little more often or tithing a bit more money, or singing in the choir—it is about being able to sing 'I Surrender All' from the heart and not just from a hymn book!
 
Jesus Himself did indeed surrender all as He went to the cross and gave His life, a ransom for us, and was led like a lamb to the slaughter as prophesied by Isaiah. {Is.53:7} And of course, we are commanded to be imitators of Jesus by God's Word! “Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” {Eph.5:1-2}
 
As I am writing this I am reminded of the wealthy man who came to Jesus asking about obtaining eternal life {Mar.10:17-22} to which the Lord responded by saying, 'One thing you lack; go sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come follow Me.' The Lord was not trying to take what the man had—He was trying to get him to make room for what he would receive. Bear in mind Jesus was concerned not with what the man had, but with what he lacked.

Satan, the thief who comes only to steal kill and destroy {Jn.10:10} desires to do evil to us—no matter how attractively he packages it. That old devil, a liar by nature and the father of lies as Jesus said {Jn.8:44} is the master marketer. He is always setting snares and traps to lead you away from the Lord—but the Lord will always deliver us from the snare of the trapper. {Ps.91:3}
 
The Lord is not focused on taking what you have—His desire and purpose is to give you what He has! The Lord is not 'against you' He is 'for you.' I pray that we would all be for Him, with Him.

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21)
 
IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE