Dealing With Sin

Dealing With Sin

10/20/19

It is amazing how frustrated we become when we realize that the issues we face come from the choices of sin allowance in our lives.  God has given us the ability to recognize such ugliness and to deal with it according to His Ways and Laws, but for most of us, we fail to recognize these problems of ours as sin and then live with them the best we can after we try and correct them ourselves.  This pattern of self-correction is a failure from the beginning and no matter how we approach it in this manner, shall always provide dead ends.  Until we return to God and begin tackling these issues with His Ways again we shall see no change but forward progress of further hate and discontent for God does not provide such catastrophe only the world and its ruler does. 

Genesis 3:14

“And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field, upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.”

Genesis 3:3

“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.”

Genesis 3:21

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.”

As each day passes, we find that our lives are bombarded with new challenges that seem to arise from nowhere.  These challenges completely divide our societies today and they further deepen the angered bodies who think differently than those who have dealt with them.  Some of these issues have been around for quite some time while others appear as the sun rises in the East; whatever the occasion, it seems like nothing can be solved correctly enough to satisfy everyone involved.  This partisan outcome has folded our country into one giant winkled conglomeration that no longer could sustain a viable campaign against an enemy and I dare to say we could not even fight our way out of a wet paper bag with a hand grenade.  Also, with each new day that comes our way, we will find that these un-dealt issues that we have will only grow in number and size than present themselves as an overwhelming majority that cannot only be properly controlled but cannot even be comprehended correctly.  Once again, case in point the societies of our world, and you can add the Church into this mess as well.

The reason for all of this ignorant behavior in problem-solving is that we fail to deal with our issues from the Order in which we were designed to follow, God’s Order.  Sometimes we forget that when we do not approach our issues in the correct order, no solution will be granted when our processes focus on ourselves and not God.  God has never dealt with issues on the superficial level He always has and always will deal with them from the root outward.  This detail of His is the key to understanding many problems that are thrown at our windows and if we do not know how to properly defend ourselves from these issues we will crumble just as fast as these wiles hit us.  Sin is the origin of our problems and as long as we entertain this truth about our existence and then ignore its presence we are doomed to fail from the time our feet hit the floor in the morning until and including the time we go to sleep each night.  Simply put, sin is the disorder and disobedience that we embrace that causes us to experience horrible outcomes on a daily basis and until we deal with this issue in the manner in which God shows us how to, we will never see victory; child of God or not all are included in this passage.

The first passage that is used for this article we have touched upon a few times before and I am certain that God will continue to use this verse and others in the same portion many more times in the future.  Also, as in the past, God has shown us the pattern that He uses when establishing a creation which means that the manner in which He deals with things is a constant and cannot be changed.  In this matter, God addresses the origin of the problem by talking to the Serpent, not the man or the woman.  How many times have we lost our direction at this point when we realize a problem exists then focus our attention on the superficial or residual aspects (man and woman) first instead of finding out the root of the issue before going ahead?  From the looks of our personal, local and national stances and positions it seems like we have fallen for this obtuse protraction instead of finding the root cause for such anomalies.  Yes, all parties involved in the situation were present but it was the source of the issue that God addressed first, not the recipients and it is this Way that we must deal with the problems that we face, not the way we have chosen to do so.

God gives us the perfect example of how we are to respond when things go wrong in our lives, such as when we recognize that sin is at the forefront and not God.  God provides us with the understanding of how the order should be addressed and since God directs this motion and action then it is the pattern that we need to follow when we address the issues that dominate our lives as well.  Satan was the one who initiated this action not Adam and Eve and would most likely pose an orderly questioning by other humans for we are quick to keep the obvious at hand and ignore the origins of the issues.  As parents, it is easy to place blame on the people involved first and not foresee the real turmoil that birthed the complication.  As we see in the subsequent verses in Genesis 3 God deals with the humans that are involved in this mess, but, in eternal and correct order God goes to the source first and then properly goes down the line.

Also, some might question why God took His frustrations out on the serpent itself for it is just an animal.  But it is the allowance of the animal to be influenced due to its creativity that Satan found attractive and submissive, thus giving rise to the source of influence to the eyes of Adam and Eve.  As we all know, animals have the ability to chose as well, maybe not a Savior but they can choose how to act or what influences them; plus, they are not created on the same level as humans for God did not place His Spirit in them even though He did Create them according to their own.  Defining how Satan can influence anyone he wishes if allowed, a chord that many people including Christians do not believe in or understand at all.  Satan shall use any means necessary to obtain his goal, which is to deceive humans enough to doubt the truth of God and if we allow this deception to fester long enough we will follow such advice and change paths that serve us instead of God.

Sin is the origin of our problems, not mankind.  Did Adam and Eve have any issues in their lives before sin was allowed into their lives?  Not one.  This is where Satan has done a bang-up job in misleading people in that he wants us to keep out blame games on the physical level alone because when we do this the real issue shall never be addressed properly and therefore cannot be contained and ended properly.  Sin affects spirit for sin originated from spirit origins into the physical; remember Lucifer is a spirit from his origin.  If we deter this truth from our existence there is no way that we can ever be free from the grip of sin, it will only be able to grow and flourish uninhibited.  The first passage of this article says clearly that God does not address secondary issues first, and since He maintains a personal order of His existence He must direct Himself in this same Order for all instances.

So, what does all of this mean to our lives when we do not follow the correct way of handling issues that come our way?  In the second passage of this article, we find that sin has enveloped Adam and Eve immediately after they joined their actions together and participated in the act of eating of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  The avenues for such activity had already been established in their minds due to the answer Eve gave to the Serpent in Genesis 3:3 when questioned about eating from the trees.  See the equivalence issue here that led to their downfall?  Satan’s plan for your life is always playing the part of equality on your terms instead of God’s terms.  Remember, mankind can only be considered equal when we place God first and completely first in our lives for it was this Order before sin entered into our lives that we were Created.

In reality, what can we expect to transpire in our lives if we do not understand and then implement this origin of sin?  Growth of sin, that is what we can expect and it shall continue to grow and to expand until we one day realize that what we are walking in is our own mire and muck that we have allowed to flourish.  We do not have to live this way, folks.  We have the perfect plan in place for us to live on dry ground if we only stop and proceed to correct our issues in an eternal manner.  The third passage of Scripture for this article gives us the Way to complete such a task and if we believe God is who He says He is then we should be jumping on this Truth and claiming it every single day.  It is also where the origin of the song “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” comes from because if we do not believe that God will provide all of our needs then there is no reason to have any hope for anything or in anyone.

We see here, in the third passage, that God understands that we have sin in our lives now and that He can no longer provide for us on His level; being that we were created in a perfect state without sin.  One condition remains and that is the gift of choice and we see here that God chooses to once again provide for His prized Creations the way to have restoration.  We also see that we are still on the same level of God when it comes to choosing, will we choose Him and His Ways as He has chosen to cover us according to Hiss Ways.  God provides Adam and Eve with coats of skins, which means we have the first example of a life being taken and bloodshed as the origin of covering.  Adam and Eve tried to make such a covering and while it may have covered their skin, it did not touch their eternal skin for it was not adequate enough to penetrate the necessary layer.  Adam and Eve had already forgotten the importance of being separated and the reason WHY separation was important in the first place, and when this loss of belief came into question they fell quickly and instantaneously.

So where do this article and the topic at hand leave us?  The answer to that question is simple, is God in control of your life and do you give Him access to your inner being at all times?  If you answer no to that question then you probably have some very hard dealings in your past and current life.  Your anger, inability to forgive and to trust is probably non-existent, and I am referring to deep and meaningful levels here not some superficial or whimsical preludes.  These types of emotions probably rule your heart and mind trapping you into a permanent skid which does not allow you to see any hope for a lasting future.  The promise of hope from other humans seems bleak at best and even when those people get their way you find that the emptiness still resides and resounds.  Even worse, you have even tried going to church and seeing if friendly denominational stances can help with your searching, only to find non-gratifying results.

Sadly, many people end their trust in God at this crossroad and never have any further desire to seek God and a relationship with Him.  God has been placed inside the proverbial box, but with a very grotesque and eternally deadly twist in that, it is now acceptable to believe like God accepts sin and does not mind at all if you live through it and in it.  This is the lie that countless people fall for and come out with a false sense of salvation; salvation should set you free from the chaos not add to it.  This lie falls into the exact position that Adam and Eve faced when they faced whether or not they could eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or not.  The Church has embraced this type of sinful belief as a just one and that it is okay to accept people into their walls just as they are and then allow them to sit in their sin and do nothing about teaching them the Truth about their sin.  God tells us in these passages of Scripture that it is not alright to accept sin as a norm or that it is okay with Him if we present ourselves to Him but not allow Him to change our lives.

Church, we are to keep the Spirit of God first in our lives so that we can be a True Testament to God and what He has done for our lives.  We cannot afford to spend our time bringing people into our church walls and then setting them up for an eternal failure because of our satanic beliefs about God.  God did things in a specific manner in the passages of Scripture He chose for this article and He has continued this Order from that time forward; before that time also.  God does not change and He cannot change ever.  This is why it is so vital that we know the Word of God like the back of our hand for if we do not then we are just as susceptible as Adam and Eve were.  The last passage of Scripture gives us a picture of where our lives stand with God and the world in that we are placed into the world around us because we are separated from the physical presence of God yet we still have the opportunity to wear the covering that He has made for us.  In NO circumstance or honor can we rightfully stand up and proclaim the ways of the world and be separated from it, either you are under the skin of that God provided for you or you have shed it to walk in the ways of the world.  We cannot change the course of physical separation (death) but we can ensure that our lives are eternally secure by accepting and proudly wearing and displaying the covering that God provides every day.

The question God asks of us today is where does He lie within our lives?  Do we have His Order first in our lives and the utmost of priorities or do we believe we are abiding in the world yet putting on and taking off the eternal covering whenever we wish?  God wants us to know that when Adam and Eve sinned they were forced to leave their perfect state and not allowed to stay in the place that they had been accustomed to, nor shall God allow us to live in a wishy-washy spiritual environment, we must make a choice of separation but whom we shall separate is strictly up to us.  I know that I am allowing God to deal with the sin that invades my life according to His Ways and not my own; yes, it is a tough and hard process because it is buried deep within my inner being and it must come out for me to be free.  This is what we must teach others about how to deal with sin that we all harbor, it is not an “if” statement or a “might have” statement but it is a state of existence that if allowed shall destroy us.  But what beautiful freedom and satisfaction if we allow God to cover us with His eternal covering, this is what God has intended for us Church.

DLB

Indestructible Reality

Indestructible Reality

10/12/19

For most of us growing up and realized that when we fell we may have a few issues but would recover nicely, it changed us in ways that eventually we believed that nothing could harm us.  It is a natural process to face issues and challenges head-on, but when these positions become a point of reference that we cannot see past they can subsequently blind us to the truth around us.  This is true when it comes to our spiritual lives as well and with a little time given it can progress into a spiritual wall that we do not even recognize is present.  It is through these types of indestructible beliefs that Satan uses to lie and say that we are okay without God and that everything we have is due to our strong position within ourselves.  Eventually, this position will build a high enough pedestal that will crumble and see us fall hard to the ground, a result that will result in not only our physical death but our eternal death as well.  God does not delight in seeing His children fall from their lives but He also knows that there is nothing He can do when our hearts are turned toward the world for answers.  While we supposedly thrive in such chaotic results, our lives shall not change for the better until we return our hearts to God and dump the deadly world service that we so kindly embrace today.

Scripture References

Genesis 1:26-28

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every a living thing that moveth over the earth.

Genesis 3:6-7

And when the woman saw that the fruit was good for food, and it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The human ambition and drive are some of the fascinating facts and details about our lives that define our individual characters.  None is more obvious than that of my daughters for all four of them line up a perfect dotted line on the scales of ambition.  My last two are the most diverse in that one is timid and very cautious when it comes to taking chances and being a daredevil while my youngest has no bounds when it comes to excitement.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with these types of characteristics, in fact as stated above they are gifts from God that define our existence and compliments the truth about our individuality.  But it is not this level of ambition that God is directing us to learn about today, but the drive that overcomes sensibility when it comes to self-indulgence states that He wants us to be aware of.  I am sure that some of you or most of you did ridiculous things when you were young to prove to yourself and to others that you were not a “chicken”.  This is a healthy thing to complete along with having the knowledge that some challenges and “dares” should not be performed.

When I was a kid, the most popular daredevil or stunt person of the day was Evel Knievel, a stunt man who made his living trying to execute high profile jumps over many different objects.  Some were barrels, cars, trucks, or trailers but one of his most famous tries was to jump his motorcycle over a large canyon.  It was exciting to watch but very dangerous to perform and while he survived this incredible feat he received much criticism for providing viewers reasons to go out and try some of these stunts for themselves.  We all know that once we take a step in any direction and realize that nothing major occurred after we took that step that the next step in that direction shall be easier because of the increased confidence level we now have inside us and let’s face it when we accomplish such tricks or directional steps we then accept that tempting fate is okay and that our luck shall never run out, a fateful choice to make because even those who are on drugs and wish to increase their intake have this belief.

It is this gift of ambition that God has given us which Satan uses to turn into the belief that we are indestructible and that our actions will have no major consequences and it is here that lays the root of Satan’s plan to destroy your life.  We cannot forget that when we allow the world to infiltrate our lives deep enough that our wills are influenced by such standard that it will not be too much time down the road that we will adjust our physical capabilities to accommodate such thinking beliefs.  This newly accepted standard will soon become “the” standard in our lives and then will be urged to step further in our quest to feel our ambitious side satisfied.  Once again, we have this pattern of the enemy that we humans tend to forget about and it deals with the physical aspect and the spiritual aspect of our lives.  Remember, Satan already has accomplished the fact that our physical is going to die; therefore, if the physical was the only component of our separation from God Satan would not need to work any further for our fates would already be sealed.  But this is not the case and it is this point where we forget what is really at stake, for it is our spiritual aspect that Satan focuses on and he does this through the physical attributes that God gave us when He created us.

When God created us He did on His level which means that we are spirit just as He is Spirit.  It was God who Satan has quarreled with long before our establishment and it is this fight that is still in effect today.  Satan did not attack the animals or the trees when he decided to hatch his plan, it was us that he came after.  Satan cannot touch spirit he can only influence it enough that we make the choice to give up our gift of eternal life that only obeying God can provide which means that it is the spiritual aspect of our existence that is truly indestructible and shall live forever.  Genesis 1:26-28 tells us how God was to make mankind and through His specific words He stated that we were to be made in His image which means that since God is eternal alone then the manner in which we were to be made was to have a portion of our lives eternal as well.  We all know that we were formed from the ground and then God breathed into us His spirit.

Since the physical was obtained through deception in Genesis 3:7 and given the fact that Satan cannot come up with any new tactic to misguide us it is logical that the same pattern he used to beguile Eve and Adam would be continued on us today.  See, our egos and pride can swell to inaccurate proportions quite rapidly if given the opportunity and we will gladly allow this to occur when it becomes known that a certain amount of praise and notoriety will follow at some point in time.  Who knows, maybe a simple act of stupidity will get enough hits off “YouTube” that we see our names and faces on the news or receive invitations to be on some early morning daily show.  With this thought in mind, we will then become famous through an act that we accomplished ourselves thus deeming our existence worthy enough to accomplish anything we want in the future.  Just like Satan did to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, he allows our thoughts and abilities to overrule the truth about what we were made to do from our beginning.  Satan knows that when our Creative alignment is out-of-whack he has the perfect opportunity to interject his distractive initiatives into our lives and watch them grow thus producing a satisfactory setting for future decline and devastation.

It is this half-truth that we become convinced about that will cost us our eternity if we do not realize just how high of a gamble we take when we place all our intentions and ambitions on worldly sources.  As we know, the world shall only promote self for it is that selling point that convicts so many people with ease and if the leader can convince us to rely on our own ambitious devices he can then begin to manipulate them enough so that we lose sight of our real indestructible portion and place us into serious jeopardy.  Just as God commanded Adam to keep and dress the Garden of Eden it is our responsibility to keep and dress our indestructible portion of our existence.  This portion of us is our definition, our eternal existence that means everything to our Heavenly Father and Creator.  Satan gave up his holy and pure place through greed and entitlement and he is hard at work to provide the same eternal opportunities that he has to look forward to if we only disobey God.

When Satan gains enough access to your physical sources he will then set his sights for your spiritual; never believe the lie that he will not only take your physical.  Satan has a fanatical way to achieve this goal but while elaborate that it is, it has not changed one bit for the only thing he can do to you is convince you that God is not who He is or what He says which means Satan can only regard himself as the father of lies.  When we give in to these lies about our indestructible status we place ourselves into a position of complete failure not only on just the individual level but the organizational level as well, for these levels go hand-in-hand with each other.  What important lesson to understand here is that Satan cannot get directly to our spiritual aspects of life unless we give it to him.  He has one way of gaining this access and it is through our physical beliefs.  If we play his game long enough that process shall succeed and it will control our lives enough to convince us that he is correct and that God and His Ways are inferior to the present and physical realm.  Think about this folks, think long and hard at the patterns of the flesh and learn what those ways produce.  Quick and easy physical completions are just that, physical which means that they are limited and shall succumb to the consequences of our deception and are NOT representative of our indestructible side of life.  It is this definition that explains the truth about Kingdom and how it works, for if Satan needs access to our spiritual it means that he cannot penetrate it unless we give him access, he is on a chain and cannot just interject his kingdom whenever and how deep he wants.

It is a Truth that God has placed ambition and competition in our lives to serve as challenges they help us focus on the smaller tasks and to overcome the larger ones when they arrive.  But since these attributes are a gift from God they must not be placed above God in any way for when we do we become subject to the lies of our enemy and give him pathways to destroy our lives.  Satan could care less about your life on any level and since this hatred for you flows in a constant manner it is vital that we understand exactly how he operates and how he gains access to our lives so that when times of temptation and overzealous ambitions arise they can be quickly placed back under the control of God and His Ways.  God does not want us to have a mundane life by any means but He also understands that if we do not consult Him in all things there will be grave consequences at some point down the road.

How are we standing on this issue Church?  Are we engraving the Word of God and the Truth about living under God’s authority or are we promoting a freestyle life without any separation from the worldly games of life?  What type of abundant and prosperous lifestyle are we promoting, and how are we relaying this type of information from the pulpit?  As stated many times in the bible God rewards those who love Him and keep His Ways but how can we live by this Truth when our focus is squarely on the excitement of the world?  We have done a fabulous job of exonerating the physical by accepting the fact that God accepts us “just as we are” and then leaves it at that stage, then automatically allowing our enemy to lie to us by telling us your physical is most important and there is no need to pay attention to the dying spirit inside.  There is a reason why God’s Word tells us that we need to be continually renewing our minds with His Truth because if we do not the lie of our physical indestructibility shall take over and eternally withhold the real indestructible portion accountable.

Think about this Church, the physical shall pass away, for it is written that we are going to return to dust so why do we place all of our efforts into the physical and the ways of the world while ignoring the spiritual which is the eternally indestructible portion of humans?  It is expected that Satan advances his kingdom through the physical, so why are we pushing him forward at breakneck speed?  It is evident that the manner to which Satan deceives us by using the physical in order to gain access to the spiritual.  This pattern is established in the first passage of Scripture in this article and it is vital that we grasp this concept because Satan used it back in the Garden of Eden and he continues to use it today and unless we combat this tactic correctly he shall continue his success rate.  Why do we allow this action to flourish when we know how to accurately fight against it?  Church, our eyes are focused on the goodness of the tree and not the Word of God and unless we turn our hearts back to God we shall follow so many others before us and bite that fruit and fall into eternal damnation.

Church, God is stretching out His heart for us today so that we may look upon it and know the truth about what this world has to offer.  There is nothing good that can come from this world, only despair, disappointment, destruction, and death.  It is these two passages that lay the foundation for the last Scripture reference for the article and that is Ephesians 6:12.  This battle of ours was set into motion a very long time ago and for many of us still walking around today continues to lose such a battle because we are ignorant and refuse to understand the simple truth of how to fight correctly.  Church, we no longer can teach or even acknowledge that our worth comes from the physical for when we do we limit ourselves to death alone which provides for the appearances of reckless and restless determinations.  We represent a gross insult to our lives, our eternal lives for we can no longer see the real and eternal value of why and how we were created.  Wake up, Church!  Allow God back into our lives and return to Him so that we can proclaim true life and eternal victory over Satan and the world.  Just imagine what we can accomplish and what will occur when we realize our true indestructible life and use it according to how God made us act.

DLB