"Pillar Of Truth"
"If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth." The red, white and blue for the world is the Church! Quoting Pastor Kenneth Phillips of PromiseLand Church, "Blue is for heavenly principles, Red is for sacrifice in crimson passion, White is for purity. Stars are for scars who paid the price." Beautiful, Beautiful, Pastor! To me, this represents the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, the sure Foundation, and the Pillar of Truth.
"Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple
and that God's Spirit lives in you?"
(I Corinthians 3:16)
The Church is not a building; it's people, people who have been filled with the Holy Ghost, baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and who walk with the spirits of just men made perfect ... the Apostles, who bear the scars of the faith. The red, white and blue of America are not just colors; they are the Godly foundation of truth in Almighty God and pillars to enfold us "in the midst of the year 2011." This will be a year to remember. You ask, "Why; what is there about it that is so monumental?" Hang around; it's not over yet!
"Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether
Jews, Greeks, or the Church of God ---"
(I Corinthians 10:32)
I'd say the above scripture means, "Do justice, Love mercy, and Walk humbly." (Micah 6:8) What is truth? Honesty, sincerity, loyalty, accuracy ... truth is the opposite of Lie ... which also is our Lord Jesus Christ versus satan. He that the Son sets free is free indeed! Freedom means a lot to those who are bound; those who live under dictatorships; those laden with guilt, shame and sin; those in countries where "Truth" is foreign and where the Lord Jesus Christ is not Lord.
Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm,
sealed with this inscription, "The Lord knows those
who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the
name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."
(2 Timothy 2:19)
The Church is a lighthouse beaming the truth to a world lost and alone, lighting the way to salvation, (Acts 2:38; Acts 8; Acts 10; Acts 19) and it is "built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." (Ephesians 2:20) The Church will succeed; the Saints of Almighty God will win; and the red, white, and blue of sacrifice will reign forever. The strength of a Nation; the power of a country; and the survival of a world depends upon its faith in the One True, Omnipotent, Holy God, the Lord Jesus Christ!
So this is what the Sovereign LORD says, "See, I
lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious
cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts
will never be dismayed." (Isaiah 28:16)
AWAKE, Oh World! The Lord Jesus Christ is on the prowl, looking for a people, looking for a Nation, looking for a world, looking for one more soul ... before the door is shut, the heavens are darkened, the earth stands in horror, and judgment falls. The Lord has made a way of escape for all of those who will trust in Him, reach up to His loving arms, surrender to His perfect will and walk in His light of truth. Will it be you?
The "Pillar of Truth" had a start with the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, with the inception of the Church in the Book of Acts, and it has a Finish ... it's all wrapped up in red, white and blue ....!
"I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and He that
sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in justice He doth
judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire; and upon
His head were many diadems; and He hath a name written that
no one knew but He Himself. And He was clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood; and His name is called the Word of God ... And
He hath upon His vesture and upon His thigh, a name written,
King of kings and Lord of lords."
(Revelation 19:11-14,16)
By Sheryl Fowler
(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.
PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)
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