What is the singular reason for the wanton destruction and fear that pervade the world today? What makes children to rebel against their parents and constituted authority today? Why is our families no more a place of refuge and rest? Why is corruption the norm and no more the exception? The high rate of suicide, drug addiction and divorce is a thing of concern to all but why is it so?
Ancient Answer To Global Worries‘All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way’.(Is. 53:6) That is the answer from God to our persistent worries and concern. We no longer care about the good of our neighbours. The proven and time-tested rule of ‘ do unto others what you would others do you’ has no place anymore in our hearts. The love of God is no longer a priority not to talk of our neighbours. We are blind to the cry of the needy in our midst.
But must things continue this way? ‘He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God’. (Micah 6:8)
We Must Turn Back To God‘
The Lord is my shepherd…’ We must go back to the Lord. He is our shepherd. Waiting for His guidance and leadership is the solution to our wayward ways. ‘Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy…and unto our God, for he will abundantly pardon’ (Is. 55:7)Repentance is the first step to godliness. We must begin to think of how to be of help to others and be a true disciple of Christ. Begin immediately to forgive those who have offended you and you will be qualified to be forgiven by God. No peace for the wicked saith the Lord. This is the time to ‘follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord’ (Heb. 12:14)Have you been negatively influenced by evil association? Turn away from them and go back to the gathering of God’s children. ‘What agreement has light with darkness and what concord has God with mammon’?
Turning Away Into Another Gospel
Christ warned that in the last days, false teachers shall arise.
What will they be teaching? False doctrines.
It never took very long before they started teaching doctrines alien to the true gospel.
It happened during the days of Apostle Paul. The Galatians were his converts. In his absence, false teachers took over the stage misinforming the people about how to be saved. Their emphasis was on good works and keeping the law. Once you do such, there is a guarantee of salvation.
That’s where they missed it. We are not saved by our works but by grace. Why turn into another gospel? Paul had to swiftly make a practical move to correct this fallacy.
In his letter to the Galatians he wrote ‘I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel’ (Gal 1:6)Think about this. Is this not the same situation you find yourself today. You have turned away into another gospel. You have allowed false teachers to deceive you. They claim to be the saviour and the Christ you can see. They prove their powers by the miracles they do and you were carried away. Some teach that all you need to do to receive God’s commendation is to be good to others and that’s all. You have soon forgotten that ‘by works shall no man be saved’ and that ‘for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast’. (Eph. 2:8-9)Why are you soon removed into self righteousness? Have you forgotten that all our righteousness are like filthy rags? ‘For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God’. (Rom. 3:23)The true gospel is the gospel of
Grace
Obedience
Submission
Peace
Endurance
Love
Any message contrary to these is false doctrine. Depend on the saving grace of God. Determine in your heart to always obey Him. Submit yourself to God and resist the devil. Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ. Love God with all your heart and love your neighbour as yourself. This is the true message of the gospel. Go back to it.
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