Spiritual Plans

There are in every man, always, two simultaneous allegiances, one to God, the other to Satan. Invocation of God, or Spirituality, is a desire to climb higher; that of Satan, or animality, is delight in descent.

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867, French poet)

Romans 13:13-14
Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires. (HCSB)

Desire is a ruthless leader of men. James, the brother of Jesus, tells us in James 4:1-2a, “What is the source of the wars and the fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings that are at war within you? You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war.

As Christians we are to be led and controlled not by our desires, but by the Holy Spirit of God. It is a discipline that is present in the mature Christian, but lacking in the one who is pulled and pushed around by the changing and demanding power of earthly desires. The mature Christian has learned that the road of desire is endless, and fruitless.

Once the mature Christian has tasted the peace that comes from “putting on the Lord Jesus Christ,” his desire is to remain in Him. Interests and goals change, we become others oriented and not trapped in “self.” So to walk in decency is not to walk in the blind world of self, fulfilling our plans for us, but putting on Christ, loving others and leaving our future to Him…He has wonderful plans for us…God’s Blessings
Pastor William

Spiritual Fashion

Here lies an Atheist: All Dressed Up and No Place to Go.

Epitaph

Romans 13:13-14
Let us •walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires. (HCSB)

We desire to be fashionable. We want our appearance to be up to date with the world around us; we even want to be looked at as someone that fits in. It takes me some time to adjust to the latest styles, but eventually I give in as long as they are not risqué. It took me awhile to adjust to the long shorts, until I watched an old basketball game from years ago, those shorts looked silly.

So now what is the latest style and fashion in heaven? Well there is only one place to go to be fashionable in heaven and that is to put on Jesus Christ while you are here. You will be checked at the door. Somewhat like the restaurant that says “no shoes, no shirt, no service,” at heaven’s door you will have to be dressed in Jesus to get in.

Sequins will not get you in, and gold, well that’s just heavens asphalt. Diamonds, well that’s the doors and walls of Glory, there is no way to dress to impress unless, you put on Jesus. Now that will get you some attention. All of creation will watch you, every eye will be on you, as you walk down the streets of heaven to meet your Savior…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William

Prepared For War

My life is a battle.

Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778, French historian, writer)

Romans 13:12-13
The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us •walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. (HCSB)

Genesis 1:4 says that “God saw that the light was good, and separated the light from the darkness.” The words of our Lord indicate to us the workings of the “Armor of Light. The Armor will separate us from evil, and lead us to good. In Psalm 43:3, the psalmist asks the Lord to “Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place.”

You see, in our own strength we cannot follow the command to walk in decency, without quarreling and jealousy. All of these things are natural desires of the flesh, which we will follow, if, we are not dressed in the light. To walk in the deeds of the flesh, is to walk in darkness, no matter how good those things may appear to us.

In Psalm 119:105, the psalmist declares, “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” So plainly speaking The Word of God is the Armor we must be dressed in when we go forth to battle each day in this world. It’s a common mistake made by many Christians that fall in this battle, they forget there is a war going on in this world, and they walk on to the battlefield undressed and empty handed…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William