Only Two Things!

As I was spending time reading my bible today, I decided to read in Jeremiah. I am ashamed to say, I don't know too much about this fella's story, I am sure I read it years ago, but can't recall it now. However, as I was reading in chapter 26 in the Message translation the story goes like this......It was the beginning of the reign of this King in Judah who was actually the son of Josiah. Now, if you remember like I do, Josiah was an awesome King! He obeyed God in everything, and got rid of all the false idols in the land, He literally became King when he was 8 years old! Yes, 8! He reigned for 31 years! It says in 2 Kings 22:2 (that is a lot of 2's! 2's mean; look for the difference)

 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. 


So this new king was Josiah's son, Jehoiakim, and he only reigned for 11 years. His reign was opposite of his fathers because he didn't obey God. His scene was one of luxury, extortion, & idolatry. He despised the warnings of our prophet Jeremiah! 

So, Jeremiah tells him, "God says to you Jehoiakim, (because you are the leader of my people), if you refuse to listen to me (which he did) and live by my teachings that I have revealed plainly to you, and if you continue to refuse to listen to my servants the prophets that I tirelessly keep on sending to you, but you never listen, then I am gonna make this city nothing, it will come to ruins!"

All the people mobbed Jeremiah! Right in the temple after hearing this!
 They didn't want to hear this news, that this city was going to be destroyed and they were going to be taken into captivity! Their freedoms were soon going to be over! God had enough of their rebellious ways!

Now here is the deal in the present time & space that we live in~

History always repeats itself!
We experience trouble because of one of two things going on....

#1 way is  if we are a christian, the trouble we experience can be from trials that just happen to us so we can become more like Jesus. Believe it or not, suffering is part of the christianity course! Suffering refines us and gets all the rough worldly edges off of us!

I know, I know, many of us don't hear that teaching from the TV preachers, but it is true!
We basically are the only nation who has not suffered for Christ I mean really suffered and come under persecution, but I have a strong feeling that time will soon come to America!

#2 way is if we experience trouble it could be because we brought it on ourselves because we have not kept God's ways. I know I am guilty of that. A few years ago, I got my eyes off of Jesus, and fell back into a life style I previously repented of. Never in my wildest imagination would I have found myself living the way I did but it was because of a  rebellious heart. But God in His mercy has forgiven me and has opened my eyes up once again to His truth.

God will not be mocked. His laws are the same yesterday, today and forever, and so is His son's. It says Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!

He has kept His hand from giving America a big spanking, but because even His church is being rocked to sleep, I believe He loves us enough as a good father to give us a time out or bend us over His knee to paddle our behinds!

He is not mad at us, but He loves us and He knows we must not look like the world! But we are looking like the world!!! Guilty as charged! Pointing the biggest finger my way!

2 Peter 3:3 says, "Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts"

2 Timothy 3:1-5, "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, (the"selfie generation") lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people......

So my friends, I write this blog today so we will all bow our knee to Jesus today, and get our hearts right before the one true God! Time is running out! Just pray with me and ask Him to forgive us of not obeying His commands. 

He sums all His laws and commands into two things......

Love God with all your heart and Love your neighbor as yourself! If we come back to those two things, we will shine bright like a diamond!

Sending love your way! 

Lisa