Who Can You Trust
The first man and woman were tested in this; to believe what God said, or to believe a lie. Not by God, but by his enemy, Satan. They failed, and man died (was separated from the life of God), and death in the flesh became his portion (separation from his body). The lie was that God was with-holding something, it was an attack on the character of God.
In our present day it is still the same. The way to God is by faith (trust) in what God has said. The same test that Adam and Eve had, to either believe God, or perish. The lie is still the same, that God can't be trusted. It is an attack on the character of God.
The life of God that was forfieted by Adams fall has always been available by trust. Adam was provided a covering by God. The lion skin for his body was for the redemtion of the flesh, and the life of the lion as a sacrifice of the innocent for the guilty, in a type of God's own redemtion for the soul that sins. That was yet to be accomplished in Jesus the Lion of Judah. Spoken to them by God, "the seed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent, and he shall bruise his heel".
So even though man failed, God did not fail man. The bible is God's record of his unfailing faithfulness toward man. And the record of man's failure totally and completely. In it we see, "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness."
This is the present reality, the love and faithfulness of God, through the life he offers to those who believe in his Son, or perish in your refusal to trust God, and instead believe in lies. Let me tell you this, no one, not even yourself wants the best for you more than God. And no one is more able to satisfy you than the Father who loves you, and earnestly desires you to trust in Him. He is not with holding any thing from us, he even gave his Son to die in our place, to bear away our sins, and will freely give us the resurection life in Jesus in our lives. Then we are his sons, and heirs to his glorious kingdom.
In our present day it is still the same. The way to God is by faith (trust) in what God has said. The same test that Adam and Eve had, to either believe God, or perish. The lie is still the same, that God can't be trusted. It is an attack on the character of God.
The life of God that was forfieted by Adams fall has always been available by trust. Adam was provided a covering by God. The lion skin for his body was for the redemtion of the flesh, and the life of the lion as a sacrifice of the innocent for the guilty, in a type of God's own redemtion for the soul that sins. That was yet to be accomplished in Jesus the Lion of Judah. Spoken to them by God, "the seed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent, and he shall bruise his heel".
So even though man failed, God did not fail man. The bible is God's record of his unfailing faithfulness toward man. And the record of man's failure totally and completely. In it we see, "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness."
This is the present reality, the love and faithfulness of God, through the life he offers to those who believe in his Son, or perish in your refusal to trust God, and instead believe in lies. Let me tell you this, no one, not even yourself wants the best for you more than God. And no one is more able to satisfy you than the Father who loves you, and earnestly desires you to trust in Him. He is not with holding any thing from us, he even gave his Son to die in our place, to bear away our sins, and will freely give us the resurection life in Jesus in our lives. Then we are his sons, and heirs to his glorious kingdom.
posted by pete porter | 8:58 PM
3 Comments:
Thank you brother Phil. I would that all men were saved. Then we could all enjoy the blessings of God.
Be Blessed,
Pete
What Phil said ...
I'm now getting an additional Daily Devotional here and it's no nonsense.
HE ALONE IS WORTHY
Thank you J. A., that's a large goal. But as I am able I will try to do my best.
Be Blessed,
Pete
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