In a world where they say, my body my choice.
In a world where they say, I don’t need modesty, boys need correction.
In a world where they say, you, woman, are not unique.
In a world, where they say, anybody can be anything they want.
In a world where they say, bondage is freedom.
In a world where they say, holiness is NOT necessary.
In a world where they say, unrighteousness is righteous.
In a world where they say, service to the gods of this world is empowerment.
In a world where they say, promoting sin as acceptable is tolerant love despite its wages of death.
In a world where the anti-Christ, as the adversary of your soul, runs rampant demanding division, hate, lies, deceit.
In a world where evil dances in the street yet remains unseen.
In a world where tragedy happens and even more tragically the call of the world is for sinful humans to be good humans to stop the evil.
In this world. On this planet Earth. In this day. IT MATTERS.
Sisters, Brothers, Friends, and Family…IT MATTERS.
Build. Your. Temple.
Righteousness. Matters.
Modesty. Matters.
Holiness. Matters.
Knowing Christ. Matters.
Being a uniquely designed woman leaning further into your call of service to Christ. Matters.
Truth. Matters.
Calling evil for what it is, evil. Matters.
Shouting through the wilderness the way to the Lord for the heart of man to change as man canNOT change it alone. Matters.
Freedom IN Christ. Matters.
Protection of the unborn. Matters.
Submitting to the perfect will of God for YOUR life. Matters.
Seeking His Kingdom first and above ALL else. Matters.
Discipling families. Matters.
IT MATTERS.
You cannot change the world unless you change your heart as you love Christ above all else then love your neighbors as yourself fully submitting your life, without reservation, obediently to the ways of God.
I will say that again.
You cannot change the world unless you change your heart as you love Christ above all else then love your neighbors as yourself fully submitting your life, without reservation, obediently to the ways of God.
We might need to read that one more time, acknowledging each word, and asking God to check our hearts before we move on. It. Is. That. Important.
A life submitted to Christ is NOT a life that is partially submitted as that is not submission and is NOT enough for us to change ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our communities, our world.
These days are not for the faint of heart. Tragedy in a fallen world is here. Evil is running rampant. Evil is embraced by the world and frankly, by some who claim to be Christians. Yes, that is real. Stings, I know. When you embrace this evil but not that evil, you ARE embracing evil and feeding the deceit and lies of the adversary of the soul into the hearts of mankind which results in further loss and devastation as evil consumes them.
Humans are NOT inherently good humans. We are born into sin until we find our way to an altar of repentance turning our lives over to Christ. STOP asking for them to be good humans. They cannot do it alone. If you withhold Christ from them, even if you call it tolerant love, YOU are failing them in the greatest commission you have on this earth, sharing the Gospel.
If you want change, change yourself, and then go out boldly in your neighborhood, family, and world with the greatest message of hope of that exists, that is the Gospel of who Jesus Christ is for the lost world. He IS the only answer to the problems of the world yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.” 1 Chronicles 28:9-10 NLT
“Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals — it is for the Lord God himself!” 1 Chronicles 29:1 NLT
“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT
Then be in diligent prayer over yourself, your children, your children’s children, and your neighbors.
“Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all of your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.” 1 Chronicles 29:19 NLT
You see, because the truth is, if you do not submit the building of your temple to the God of your whole self, it is wasted. He does NOT desire a piece of you while you keep the rest for your ways. It’s an ALL or NOTHING kind of deal. Even if you don’t like it.
“Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.” Psalm 127:11 NLT
My friends, hear my heart this morning, IF you desire to positively impact the lost world as the salt and light of this earth, then you MUST begin to live Truth, seek Truth, and share Truth.
Be careful not to drown in the waves of fallacy while starving for Truth.
Bobbie
