I’m Duane Matz and
welcome to Today’s Living Word.
Heb 12:14 Pursue peace
with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of
the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and
by this many become defiled; 16 lest
there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food
sold his birthright. 17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit
the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he
sought it diligently with tears.
These are chilling words,
and I have been wrestling with them mightily in the past few days. How can I
convey the truth and power and yes, the dread of these words to those who read
or listen to this blog. All I can safely say is it is possible for each one of
us to “go to far” in our rejection of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
There is a point of no
return! Where is that point? What is that point? Only God knows that point,
only God knows the heart! 2Ti 2:19 affirms that truth, Nevertheless the
solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those
who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart
from iniquity."
It seems that this point of
no return is connected to our love of the things of this world. We can carry that love affair too far! Esau
was willing to trade his birthright for a bowl of stew. Lot’s wife for a
longing look back at Sodom.
Fornication (a love
affair with the things of this world) is enmity with God! James 4:4 tells us: Adulterers
and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with
God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy
of God.
Re 17:2 speaks of those
who played around with the things of this world! "with whom the kings of
the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made
drunk with the wine of her fornication."
I guess all of us have to
come to that place where we ponder with fear and trembling, “what’s it going to
be? The things of this world or the things of God? Keeping this warning about Esau
ever before us.
God desires that we come
to true repentance, and He alone knows what that looks like, in the meantime. Let
these scriptures speak to you today:
2Co 6:2b, “ For He
says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation
I have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the
day of salvation.
The invitation is real
and it has been set before you today!
Heb 3:15 "Today, if
you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
A softened heart is ready to call on the Lord
And Ro 10:13 For "whoever calls on the name
of the LORD shall be saved."
Let today be your day!
Forsake the temporary pleasures of a bowl of beef stew for the pleasures and
treasures of a right relationship with God! Call on the Lord
I’m Duane Matz and that’s
Today’s Living Word
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