Know God or No God

 

The world is being duped into believing that equality holds equal footing in every realm of life with a strong footnote on feelings and whom one desires to be at any given moment. Equality has also pushed God, right and wrong, aside, and opened wide the unrestricted practices of evil among humans which the world hasn’t experienced since the days of Noah (Genesis 6:5-8). In the name of equality, righteous living has been forced to step aside without prejudice, in fear of being unjustly punished, to make room for evil to develop as a personal right of thought and action. I thank God for those who are at the front of this battlefield and making a difference by exposing the evil which has been hidden far too long from the naive persons of this world that have been educated through propaganda.

Many go through life making a deliberate choice to ignore God. Any mention of God or Jesus seems to flip a switch in their minds to “Off”. Most do acknowledge a belief in God, but they have no idea as to the nature of God, or what He has said in His Word. There is much confusion that comes from the many different and erroneous doctrines taught in the “religious” world. Many have become convinced that nothing is needed other than a belief in God – but they don’t know God. Yet, there are millions who make a deliberate choice to ignore God because He doesn’t “fit” into their life. Being a follower of Christ demands time which they are not willing to give. It would interfere with their lifestyle, their personal life, their golf game, their sports event, their family life, their work, or some other “god” which they prefer.

Often there are young couples who want to live their own lives and “plan to get religion” when they are older. What they fail to realize is the older they get the more attached they become to the things of this world. And their children will suffer the consequences of being educated by the standards of the world, not the righteous guidance of God’s Word. The world is determined to destroy the family! Life-long worldly habits are hard to change!

[Hosea 4:6] “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest (2 Peter 2:4-10) before Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

We can ignore God all our life. God gives us that choice which brings with it devastating results at the end of life. The Israelites learned this lesson the hard way. Moses and Joshua tried to impress upon them that God meant what He said as they led them to the promised land, but the people refused to believe and obey God. Today, we have God’s Word that tells us how to reach a far more beautiful “promised land” awaiting us in a place called heaven. But it’s impossible to ignore God and His Word still expecting to get there.

The rich young ruler faced a decision when the Lord told him to go and sell all he had (Luke 18:18-23) – he made a bad decision. Lot faced a decision when Abram gave him the choice as they divided the land for their herdsman (Genesis 13:8-13) - he made a bad decision. Gideon faced a decision when God reduced his men from 32,000 to 10,000, then to 300 (Judges 7:1-22), he made a good decision. Thousands heard the gospel on the day of Pentecost. They faced a decision when the apostles told them of their sins (Acts 2:22-37) – about 3,000 of them made a good decision (Acts 2:38-41). First century Christians faced a decision with the need to grow in service to the Lord, learn more of God’s will for their life, and how to serve one another. Many made excellent decisions as they added to their faith, grew in knowledge, wisely used their time and energy, developed talents to serve the Lord. You have a decision to make about God in your life. “Know God” or “No God”!