As it is written in Isaiah 52:1-3, Awake, awake! Put on strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come to you. Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! For thus says the Lord: You have sold yourselves for nothing, and shall be redeemed without money.
Peter warns us in 2 Peter 2:19-20, While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
We always go after what we desire….however, when we become His, our desires should start changing. He has given us grace and power to obey the two commandments Jesus left us. There is a reason for the word written in 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
There are still two mountains to choose from as in the day of Moses….. One mountain represented the commands of God that led to blessings if obeyed and the other mountain had the commands of God that if were broken led to the curses of God….
Now, we can choose to live by the Spirit of God or the spirit of the world. Each one leaves a mark on our souls. Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits, as Paul warned in 1 Corinthians 15:33. There is such a glorious world in the Spirit that is available to us. The tinsel of today is no comparison to see our Lord’s gaze upon us as we behold Him in His beauty of holiness.
Which mountain are we partaking in? What is our heart’s biggest desire? How do we use our gift of time? The answers to these questions are important….. the Lord Jesus already knows the truth in each of our hearts. Selah……
Sometimes we have to just say no to the distractions and say yes to the Lord. For it is written to behold our King, we then become the same image of Him from glory to glory…..if not we do not change, we are left with the marks of the world…..
The Book of Revelation 14;6-7, Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth- to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people- saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.
Since we do not know the time when the day of the Lord’s judgment is coming. How should we live? I know I want to keep swimming in the ocean of His love. His love is so wide, so long, so deep, and so high…. I can never get enough of Jesus Christ and this Magnificent God we have been redeemed for. Right…. we have been redeemed for God. Our lives are not our own anymore….. Selah!
Come in and swim in the ocean of His great love! Let’s make sure the marks we have in the spiritual realm are of His Spirit, His mind, His heart and therefore His work…. then He alone gets the glory due Him as we sing our new song to our King Jesus Christ.
Come and join us as we continue to study the Book of Revelation as well as get my book on this study. Jesus Christ, The King Of All Kings And The Lords Of All Lords, And The Judge Of His Creation is the book’s title.
Until next time, let’s keep watch on our hearts and where they are leading us… Selah!
