Sometimes I worry about being a pharisee. Jesus condemned the pharisees, saying that they adored the Lord with their mouths and yet their hearts were far from them. I worry that when I sin my heart is far from God, but with my actions I praise God. I give to the poor, help the widow, and keep the commandments, and yet I sin and so I think my heart is far from God. And everyone says, "But did not even King David sin?" Sure, he did. But I worry that my actions say Jesus, and my heart says Hell. What about in Isaiah when the prophet records God saying that the feasts of Israel were "Cumbersome" and "incense [had become] a burden [to God]."?(Isa. 1:10-17)
Am I like that?
But the Lord reminds me: You are not Judas, you are Peter -- Cephas who cried "Lord, save me!" And IMMEDIATELY [CHRIST] REACHED OUT HIS HAND AND CAUGHT [PETER]. (matt 14:30,31).
I am saved. My heart is after God. My actions aren't in vain, but in love. I am a prince in the Kingdom of God, and He loves me. And worrying is unbecoming of a saint of the Lord
What the Lord has set up, let no man put asunder -- that includes us!
Am I like that?
But the Lord reminds me: You are not Judas, you are Peter -- Cephas who cried "Lord, save me!" And IMMEDIATELY [CHRIST] REACHED OUT HIS HAND AND CAUGHT [PETER]. (matt 14:30,31).
I am saved. My heart is after God. My actions aren't in vain, but in love. I am a prince in the Kingdom of God, and He loves me. And worrying is unbecoming of a saint of the Lord
What the Lord has set up, let no man put asunder -- that includes us!
