The film The Matrix is closer to reality than most might think. Although the "reality" as depicted in the film is as far from the true reality as east is from west.
We live in a pretense that was created by God. It is called Creation. In this pretense God created all things in it to follow rules and laws. From the extremely small to the extremely large, all objects in creation are doing as God set down that they would do. That is except for Mankind, because God gave Mankind free will. With free will Mankind has the ability to go against the rules and laws of God.
In Genisis 3:5 the serpent says to Eve "... ye shall be as gods knowing good and evil". But we are not "as gods" and were never intended to be, nor can ever in anyway be, as gods.
"In Isaiah 55:8-9 we are told by the Word of God that, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" and "My ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts". Mankind does not have the design capacity to think like God nor comprehend His thoughts. It is beyond our capabilities.
We can only endevour, and strive, to be Christ-like, which is what we are called to be by His Word, as it says in Ephesians 4:13, "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge fo the Son of God unto a perfect man, utot the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
What's the big thing about money?
What's the big thing with money?
Isa 55:1
"... he that has no money, come you, and buy, and eat, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price"
What is one of our most precious resources; one that we tend to take for granted, but always seem to run out of, and never seem to have enought of? Time.
We say, "Time is money".
What is being said here in Isaiah is that money need not be spent with the LORD (I'm not talking about tithing), but time; your time.
Your time spent with the Lord is time well spent. That time spent returns to you more than money can buy.
In the world today a general "rule of thumb" is that the more you spend on a product or service, the higher the quality that you recieve. It therefore stands to reason that with the time you "spend" with the Lord(reading His Word, praying in the Spirit for yourself and others, wittnessing in its various forms, etc.), the more time you spend the higher quality of life you can expect.
Remembering that we are asked to become Christ-like (for we cannot become God-like) and to put the Lord first in all things and that His will becomes our will, and that He will grant you the desires of your heart which is to be like Jesus.
As we become more and more Christ-like the quality of our lives becomes better and better; the Lord providing for, and meeting, *all* our needs.
The key point here is spending time with the Lord. It is a mandatory thing for us so that we can develop in the things of the Lord and work towards our goal of being Christ-like.
Isa 55:1
"... he that has no money, come you, and buy, and eat, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price"
What is one of our most precious resources; one that we tend to take for granted, but always seem to run out of, and never seem to have enought of? Time.
We say, "Time is money".
What is being said here in Isaiah is that money need not be spent with the LORD (I'm not talking about tithing), but time; your time.
Your time spent with the Lord is time well spent. That time spent returns to you more than money can buy.
In the world today a general "rule of thumb" is that the more you spend on a product or service, the higher the quality that you recieve. It therefore stands to reason that with the time you "spend" with the Lord(reading His Word, praying in the Spirit for yourself and others, wittnessing in its various forms, etc.), the more time you spend the higher quality of life you can expect.
Remembering that we are asked to become Christ-like (for we cannot become God-like) and to put the Lord first in all things and that His will becomes our will, and that He will grant you the desires of your heart which is to be like Jesus.
As we become more and more Christ-like the quality of our lives becomes better and better; the Lord providing for, and meeting, *all* our needs.
The key point here is spending time with the Lord. It is a mandatory thing for us so that we can develop in the things of the Lord and work towards our goal of being Christ-like.
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