Eyewitness or Hearsay

Hearsay testimony is never admissible in a court of law. Yet, men think it will be sufficient before the highest court of all, when the Judge of all the earth pronounces their eternal destiny. Most of what men know and believe concerning the historical events and the doctrines of the Bible is Hearsay. They learned it all from another man. Yes, God will use the audible voice of a man yet let us never be content with placing the hopes of our salvation on what can be learned from a man. God must speak to the heart, so that we can confess with the blind man; “One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.” Hearsay will leave us fulfilling that dreadful testimony of Isaiah; “Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not”. Let us say to those men who preach God’s word; “Sir, we would see Jesus”. And let us ask the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of our understanding, that we might be Eyewitnesses.         ~GE

“Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” Jn 7:24.

Judging righteous judgment is not making judgments about who is saved or who is not saved. It is making judgment concerning Who does the saving. That judgment cannot be made by outward appearances. Scripture alone is our evidence. What sayeth the scriptures? For these are they that testify of the only One who can save, the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us be as the Bereans who, “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.” If what we hear is not true to God’s word, let us judge righteously… that it is another jesus.                                                                                       ~GE

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor 3:18.

The way God sees anything, is the way it is. The only way we can see ourselves as God sees us, is to look to Christ. To see Christ is a miracle of grace accomplished by the Holy Spirit in the heart. This is our boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. I John 4:17. Oh, to be changed into the same image, from glory to glory. That is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Col. 1:27.                                                                                 ~GE

The gospel is not illogical. Neither can it be understood by logic. The gospel transcends all human wisdom. God has made foolish the wisdom of this world. He has made Christ to be our Wisdom, that no flesh should glory in His presence. The Lord Jesus Himself is the Logos (logic) of God.                                                 ~GE

Men don’t really need to be told what to do. That is already written by God on every man’s heart. What we need is the power to do it. That is only found when the heart is turned by God to Christ.    ~GE

Dogs are Beggars

Dogs are beggars by nature. They are not embarrassed to beg. You can’t offend a dog for begging. The only thing that stops a dog from begging is the threat of punishment. Knowing that there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, God’s dogs are never ashamed of, nor deterred from begging. They happily wait for the next crumb that falls from the Master’s table. Glory to their Master. He doesn’t wait for them to beg long. The truth is, He is more willing to feed them than they are to beg. “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Jn. 6:37. The Spirit and the Bride say, COME. Rev. 22:17.                     ~GE

“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Mal. 3:6

It has been said, the only thing constant is change. Everything around us is in a constant state of change. More unsettling is that everything about us is ever changing. Like Ruben, Jacob’s first born, do we not find ourselves, “unstable as water”? Always drawn to the path of least resistance, to which we lament with Rebekah, ‘why am I thus’? When it comes to our ever-changing circumstances, are we not tempted with Jacob to think “all these things are against me”? Oh, what hope, what peace, what comfort it is to have a God who never changes. Truly, He is the Rock of Ages cleft for me; let me hide myself in Thee. Our God reigns over the armies of heaven and all the inhabitants of the earth. When the changes of life cause uncertainty in our hearts, let us flee to our God who changes not; and we shall never be consumed.    ~GE

Fear Not

How many times the Lord speaks these words of comfort to His children. Only those who are afraid need to hear the words, “Fear Not”. For those who have no fear of God, the words “Fear Not” are idle words. But for sinners, who find themselves before a Holy God, “Fear Not”, when spoken by God to the heart in love, are words of great comfort. Perfect love casteth out fear. I Jn 4:18. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation (to appease wrath by satisfying justice) for our sins. I Jn. 4:10. When through faith in Christ, we hear the words “Fear Not”, our guilty fears are turned into a holy, loving, reverential fear. That fear is the beginning of wisdom.  ~GE