How is Your Walk with Christ?

Brethren, it's past time that we, as God's people, put away all foolishness and wresting of the scriptures to suite our personal gain. There is no profit in this. (2 Peter 3:16) What does one gain by twisting what God hath already said? Roman 15:4 declares that “whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning”. The word of God is already “settled” in heaven (Psalm 119:89). We have the opportunity to search the scriptures to see if those things we have learned line up with the truth (Acts 17:11) and to make sure our lives line up with what has already been written.

Before going any further, let's define “settle”. “Settle” means to put in a definite order, position or condition to make or become clear. Mind you, the word of God is written for our learning. We must learn to depart from evil. Fear the Lord and depart from evil (Provers 3:7). Being wise in our own eyes causes conflicts in our lives. Only the truth of God can make us free in our minds (John 8:32).

The mind must be renewed so that the thought process will be transformed and the mind of Christ will be manifested in our daily lives, not just when we go to church on our special day. (Ephesians 4:23, Philippians 2:5). Going to church doesn't make you a Christian. The church building is a place of assembly for God's people and for the preaching and teaching of the Word. But what are you doing the rest of the time? You are responsible for searching and studying the Word for yourselves with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. (2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 17:11)

The Word of God hath been written for our learning and for the eyes of our understanding to be enlightened that we may know his perfect will and the exceeding greatness of his mighty power that is able to change us (Ephesians 1:18-19) because we believe the truth.

What the truth does is expose and makes known the foolishness in the heart of man., Anything that's exposed and reproved by the light of the Word is made visible and clear that even a child can understand (Ephesians 5:13).

Now you decide – is it going to be God's perfect will? Do you want to awake out of spiritual sleep and allow God to do of his good pleasure in your life? (Ephesians 5:14)

Let us all be wise men and women of God living in the light of the Word and experiencing the life and freedom that hath been given us.

- Minister Linda Lawrence