Monday, October 17, 2011

"Cursive Promise"




"Cursive Promise"

"For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."  (Matthew 5:18)  Almighty God, the Lord Jesus Christ, knows the beginning from the end; His plan has no kinks, no missteps, no programming errors, no uncalculated risks, no system failures  ...  He made a promise ...  He created the world and He will judge the world  ...  the jots and tittles are all in their proper place.  The written Word declares it  ...  it is an absolutely infallible, unerring, indisputable, undeniable and sovereignly remarkable "Cursive Promise!"

"Cursive" means 'letters joined together.'  The Books of Romans to Jude in the Bible are "letters" joined together in the Holy Ghost, if I may use a pun on words here, which were written to the Churches explaining how to live, holy and godly, until the coming of our Lord.  These promises of God are the hope to those who obey His Word. 

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but
my words will never pass away." 
(Luke 21:33)

The Lord Jesus Christ is the light of the world; the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.  The Word of God is our roadmap; how do we understand and follow this roadmap?  The old testament was comprised of and encompassed three laws: the ceremonial law (regarding sacrifices offered for sin, etc,); the civil law (regarding conduct of individuals with crime and punishment); and the moral law (consecration and holiness; the Ten Commandments). 

In the new testament, the ceremonial and civil laws changed, because Jesus Christ our Lord died on the cross and became the ultimate sacrifice for the whole world; without the shedding of blood, sin is not eradicated.  The animal sacrifices and blood shed in the old testament only "covered" their sin for a time, but the blood shed by the Lord Jesus Christ eliminated sin for all time.  We need only repent, with deep Godly sorrow, for our sins to be "eliminated;" when we do this, God remembers them no more; they are cast as far as from the East to the West.  Then, we must obey Acts 2:38. 

This is very important: the moral laws of the old testament did not change.  The Ten Commandments are not simply Ten "Suggestions;"  we are bound by the laws of the Commandments forever.  

Why was the Church established by God in the New Testament?  To give the world a Savior; to give the world the Bible; and to keep the world from moral decay.  Our roadmap, the Bible, tells us what was, what is, and what is to come  ...  All will be fulfilled as written, and as promised!

"He that turns away his ear from hearing
the law, even his prayer shall be abomination."
(Proverbs 28:9)

How important is the Bible?  Do you want to go to heaven?  Do you want to walk on golden streets, dip your feet in the River of Life, cast your crown before the King, have no more tears and study war no more?  It's laid out for us, "We know that God does not listen to sinners.  He listens to the godly man who does his will."  (John 9:31Herein is the dilemma of all mankind; what is the Will of God?  Everything God is; everything He says; all that He knows; the answer to all questions, is in the Holy Bible  ...  the whole Bible. 

The old testament is a foretelling of things to come in the new testament, and is so valuable for example and instruction in following God's moral laws; we readily see the beauty of all that Jesus Christ accomplished for us on the cross when we read of the animal sacrifices of the old testament.  The Bible is our sword of the Spirit, our insight into the mind of Christ, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5)  The "Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path." (Psalm 119:105) 


"And we have the word of the prophets made more
certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as
to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns
and the morning star rises in your hearts."
(2 Peter 1:19)

How do we know what is coming upon this erratic world, what is happening in Israel, what to expect, and what to pray?  We know by the prophets of old, like Ezekiel and his vision seen above, and the prophetic Word uttered today in relation to Biblical prophecy.  You say, "I don't understand it, and what does all of that have to do with me?"  Very good question.  "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?  And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?  And how shall they hear without a preacher?"  (Romans 10:14)  We must all have an anointed, Godly, praying, fasting, called, sent Preacher!  We can have Bible studies in our homes, be ministers of the Gospel, be sent into all the world as missionaries, but we all must have an anointed Preacher over us, one who watches for our souls.   

There "will" be a Rapture of the Church, a catching away in the clouds of true believers of the Lord Jesus Christ; there "will" be a battle of Armageddon as prophesied; there "will" be a Tribulation period of judgment upon the earth for all those "left behind" after the Rapture; and the Lord God Almighty, the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega, the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is coming again  ...  Then, finally, there "will" be a thousand years of peace; it is written prophecy; it is a "Cursive Promise!"


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