Judging The World
8/31/20
The title of this article may turn a few hearts away from
its message for the content that may not be to their liking or beliefs. There are numerous accounts of hearts that
voice their opinions about God and how they see His presence and as one can
imagine those thoughts can originate from one end of the spectrum to the other
end with every portion of that line being represented in between. But what is most important about God is that
His intentions concerning His people do not originate with destruction or
judging at all but one of eternal peace and life through pure and holy
examples. The world shall never see such
Truth because its ruler is the father of lies and we all know just what a lie does
to the truth. God explains this fact in
His Word, even deeper through His eternal definition but for some reason, we
would rather choose such lies over the Truth.
This nation may be in peril but each one of us can still have the
opportunity to choose God through His Son before our lives end in eternal
tragedy.
It does not matter how situations shake out, all of us at
one point have questioned God on His allowances and tactics when it comes to
experiences we face. It is always
difficult for our hearts to process such events and since this is the case it
is easy for us to quickly ascertain the unfortunate first. I know that there have been a couple of times
in my life where the questions that I have for God concerning such adverse
actions that come across my heart far outweigh the joys that God has given
me. God never intended us not to ask
questions about Him or His Creation but when we do this process in a derogatory
manner it changes the game and places it on another level, a level that we were
not intended to experience. It is this
experience that we do not know how to handle properly and then begin our search
for answers to such experiences. Sadly,
the majority of people look for these answers in the same manner Adam and Eve
chose to do and when we do we receive the exact same answers they found, and
whether or not we like our vicious cycle begins again but this time it becomes
deeper and heavier to burden.
As my journey in life continues, I cannot help but ask
God why He has chosen me to do certain things for His Kingdom. I know that the issues He has me writing
about relate to specific people and to groups of people in other times. But when I step back and listen to what He is
showing me to write, I see the different questions coming from hurting people
and where they are at when it comes to all of the discord and suffering they
face; we all face. My mission becomes
slightly clearer when I look at what is going on around us and be witness to
all the animosity that the world has created, and here lies the key to what God
wants us to understand. It was not His
intention to allow such divisive tactics into our lives and it was not His
intention to have to make harsh judgments in response to these adverse invitations
but we instead over time force His hand in doing just that. The Scripture verse that we will be using
here is one that is commonly known but not readily used for it comes
immediately after one of the most important and recognizable verses in the
Bible. This verse states exactly God’s
intentions when He created the world but through His specific creation of His
prized Creation, had to send His Son into the world. The verse for this article is John 3:17 and
it reads as follows:
John 3:17
“For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved.”
There is a principle here that we need to remind
ourselves of and it deals with a characteristic of God. God cannot change no matter what the
circumstances might be or what arises. And John makes a statement here concerning
God when it says “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the
world”, it is this statement that we tend to either overlook or not recognize
but it reveals the consistency of God and how His measures cannot change no
matter what the conditions of our hearts or what the world demands. It was God’s intentions of Salvation when He
created the Garden of Eden and placed man into it, it was a separation of a
holy order that went opposite of what the world had already established. Adam was the example that all other creations
were to follow, yet Satan outlasted this Truth in Adam and therefore God had to
continue the course of separation elsewhere.
Hence, the reason this passage in John reiterates the Truth about God
and how He acts when trouble exists around.
In other words, God’s initial plan of action is not to condemn (judge)
at all but to separate and to save those who wish to be separated and saved.
The word used for “condemn” here comes from the Greek
root “krino” which means to judge. The
specific definition of this word is “krine” which means properly, to diminish,
Decide, by implication, to try, condemn, punish. These are pretty specific words that have
severe consequences and actions attached to them, all of which are not in good
meaning towards the subjects imposed upon.
If we simply use this word alone as the only option from God it would be
easy to say or to believe that He is a vengeful God and one that demands total
submission of His subjects at all time, and therefore, worthy of immediate and
severe punishment on those who are found waning from the projected path that He
founded. But this verse says to us the
complete opposite and that God’s purpose is mercy and grace for everyone who
wants a change from the world and its death standards. So, the question must be asked again, which
way are we most likely to look at God?
One should never authorize God to condemn anything that
pertains to our way of life, our land, or our family because when this is
completed nothing good comes out after it is over. This word “condemn” has been thrown around so
much over the past two decades that its definition means absolutely nothing to
the hearts and ears that it is spoken toward.
It is this pattern of the superficial line moving that has caused our hearts
to become cold to the meaning of discipline and the consequences of our actions
when we refuse to obey true authority.
Over and over God has placed within our sights opportunities to see our
errors and to turn back to Him, and over and over we have thumbed our noses and
hearts in His face. We have disgraced
His established and purposed land both in definition of His nation here and in
our personal land (our lives) as well.
It is sad that we have to mark this year as one that had to be the one
that brought our attention to our past, our present, and our future as the year
that our existence changed forever.
Remember, according to this verse, it was never God’s intention to
condemn the world but to save it because He first loved us.
I challenge you to read the Bible and to search for God’s
condemnation acts and quickly place them into your mind for almost identical
settings shall soon be over and upon our land, none shall be left out of this
mourning. God creates eternity and it
does not matter what level of life we talk about either, everything God
establishes or even breathes has a purpose, an eternal purpose and if we refuse
to administer this purpose through our existence then that is disobedience, or
commonly known as sin. Take notes of
what occurs as each day passes and then look them up in the Bible and one will
grab a glimpse of what is occurring and what could be next on God’s
agenda. God is real, His Word is real
and His prophecies are real. God does
not play games with sin nor does He play games with lives either. He entrusted us to make things correct
according to His Ways, instead we have faltered on every level of correction
and made His purpose for restoration a mocking game and a laughing stock to the
world. God says fine, then it shall be
Him to uses the word “condemn” correctly and thoroughly. May God help us all!
Something to take into consideration and that is this:
the beauty of humans shall be the definition this plan of action from God shall
exist. So everything that the human eye
deems important, significant, of value, or of official documentation shall be
targets of destruction. When God allowed
the destruction of Israel and Judah in the Old Testament even the elite and the
perfect of the high-class society were subject to the death and destruction
process, so shall the same be said of this nation. One major detail arises from this chaotic
scene and that is, the entire world shall crumble as we shall for if the leader
is down then so goes the remaining allies.
For so long we have believed that we are untouchable and invincible to
any other attacks, our security forces are no longer protected and are being
hit every day with technologies that we should easily defend against. Our minds are ripped away from the important items
that we used to tend to quickly and adhere to making wrongs right. But self came large in our lives and the more
we had the more we flaunted, those are our testimonies now; so be it and let
them drown and burn.
For more than two hundred years God has blessed this
nation with resources and wealth beyond belief, but instead of funneling this
blessing into the world, we have hoarded it for ourselves through the ideas of
cheap technological advantages which have made us utterly defenseless and
helpless on all areas of our lives. We
were not established to self-service our habits in order to through another
day, yet even right after the start of this great nation we allowed ourselves
to fall into this trap and we have been digging our grave ever since. Today, we are witnessing horrific events in
our streets all across this nation and in other nations as well. This uprising has a purpose but it is not one
from God but from the god of this world and for some it is easily recognized
but for the vast majority it is hidden right in plain sight. Unfortunately, the precursors to this violent
upstaging of power-grabbing unfolded in the years past but as stated before, it
was totally missed. We do not need to go
any further than the life of King David, and through this passage, we should
then understand why God loved this world and why He had no intention of
condemning it.
The life of King David did not start out with physical
royal blood coursing through his veins, he was a simple shepherd boy of bastard
descent who had a huge heart that sought to do what was right in his father’s
eyes and his God’s eyes. After King Saul
had fallen from the graces of God through disobedience, God anointed David as
the next king of Israel. Saul knew this fact and began his mission to kill David at any opportunity that arose. Anger and hatred filled the heart of Saul and
he became obsessed with the life of David.
Occasion after occasion the two had confrontations with each other with
Saul always throwing spears at David or trying his best to trap him when he
found out where he was located. Each
time Saul accosted David, David did not fire back at all for David refused to
divide the kingdom of Israel. It is
difficult for us to understand why David acted in such a manner but there would
be another opportunity for David to divide the kingdom years down the road and
since David was a man after God’s own heart he had to keep a solid line steady
and in place in order for his heart to be right with God.
As those who have read the story of David, he did become
king of Israel after Saul fulfilled his own death prophecy. David then becomes king and rules the nation
with the heart that God saw to be like his.
Did David make mistakes? Oh yes, he did, plenty of them but he always kept his heart soft and repentant when
disobedience arose. Years into his
reign, David had a son that was not too happy with how daddy was running the
farm, so he devised a plan to rid the king of his duties and of his life. While trying to keep it quiet, his plans were
announced but David already knew because God had informed him in His own
way. The counselors and priests tried
their best to convince David to end the threat against him by ridding the
heresy by killing his son if necessary, but David refused and did not even
truly consider it. David refused to
divide Israel when he was running from King Saul and he was not about to divide
it by throwing the same type of spears towards his own son. If God wanted David gone from the anointed
thrown of Israel then he would allow God to play His hand as He saw fit.
How does this story warrant God condemning our nation,
His Church, and plenty of her inhabitants? It is simple, look at the ones trying to gain
power and look at the attitudes that their hearts harbor. There is a reason why they are doing
these things and it is because we have refused to allow God give us the answers
that would have quelled these legitimate arguments long ago, even before you
and I were born; but, we have held onto our selfish power and have thrown it
around in the name of our own causes instead of willingly and voluntarily
giving these blessings to those in need, both physically and more importantly
spiritually. Both sides have refused to
lay down the attacks and to come together and settle things as they should have
been done centuries ago; once again, our testimonies are not what God had
intended them to be. When spears are
thrown in both directions, even from those who have been subjected in many
ways, the heart is not right and functions in complete darkness and
disobedience. It is this condition that
God sees and warrants condemnation. And
since we like to be on the top pedestal of everything known to man, guess what,
we are just that and we shall be used as that pedestal to the world as we fall.
I do not know more of what to say folks, our time is
almost up and we continue to give God reason after reason to destroy this
nation and every portion of her land. God
has never wanted to initiate any type of judgment upon His people unless things
became bad enough to warrant it. It is
this type of setting that separates our ways from His Ways and places the
Scripture that states this Truth into its eternal definition. No matter what God does to this nation and to
its inhabitants, be sure that our sins shall find us out after the dust
settles. I see no way out of what is
about to take place, but whatever does occur, the most important thing is to be
ready and to be right with God, we need to trust God more than ever and to seek
His face every chance we have and even when we believe we have no time to do
it. Study John 3:17 and keep it in our
hearts and pray, pray, and pray some more.
May God bless you and your families always, seek Him first and continue
to be a strong witness for Him.
DLB
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