Archive for November, 2013

How Do You Know? Part Six (Feeling for Completion)

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Almost always, there is an intervening period during which the LORD clears away, so called, skeletons of the past.  Actually, it may be more appropriate to speak of it as being, a time for uncovering skeletons.  These may be as easily remedied as this:  the “toilet seat up, or down” issue.  It may be as complex as:  that, there is already a child (or more) on one side of the relationship.  Please think of this word, child, in its broadest sense.  For instance; a man who just must wash and wax the car by hand, has a “child”.

Generally, the thing that must be reconciled is of a sort that, it occupies the highest level of influence over your life.  Of course, this is exclusive of the LORD God, and excludes Him from ever being displaced from the Penthouse Level of your existence.  Let us explore that, for a moment.

The Penthouse Level of your existence is the place which is totally under the control of the LORD God.  In history, there has only been one time when the LORD authorized anything else to enter this area; and, it is this one . . .

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

(Revelation 3:19-21)

Other than allowing the Son of God into the highest area, we must exclude everything else from entering that space.   Moreover, even the Son is subject to the entry rules that are applied on us, by the LORD God, the Father.  In a portion of the writing of the apostle Paul, he describes this interaction between the Father God and the Son God.

– Explore How Do You Know: Part Six –

Collateral Damage and the Heart of God (Establishing Allowances)

Monday, November 11th, 2013

In the matter of lack of awareness, some humbling study of the Scripture needs to be done because; it is easy for us to be aggressive and demanding about that requirement.  On that order; the statement, “ignorance is no excuse for the law,” keeps pressing itself on my mind.  So, I ask, “Wouldn’t this be a reasonable principle to overlay on the activity of God?”

Short answer:  No!

Larger answer:  It does not fit well with portions of the Law of God, as presented in that which was released as the law of Moses.

In a certain portion of the law of Moses, God presented a criterion for applying allowances for insufficiencies.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying,

If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:  If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.  And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.

(Leviticus 4:1-4)

Please note that; the criterion for applying allowances is not as open-ended as one might desire.  The thought may come to mind that; we can say we did not know, and, thereby, avoid discipline.  At best, that is a wish:  please, never forget the Judge that is watching.  Particularly, remember this, the indictment for this lapse of memory . . .

– Explore Collateral Damage and the Heart of God: Part Two –