- Nov 3, 2012
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In this short sermon Mike Boldea Jr. speaks of the Christian's mindset concerning our time here on earth. We are just passing through - this earth is not our home - not our final destination - yet sometimes we need that reminder. He reminds us of what Peter said about how we should think upon things and it has occured to me in recent days that the LORD is speaking the same thing to all of us. It is as if this is a time to take spiritual inventory of where we are at in order to prepare ourselves for the days ahead. This is a timely message and scripture verses.
1 Peter 1:17-19, āAnd if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each oneās work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.ā
Hand of Help Ministries
For Peter, being sojourners here on earth was a foregone conclusion. He did not dwell on the topic, he did not elaborate, because he assumed those who would read his words would have lived enough years to understand that men are born, they live, and they die. It is the way of things.As such, Peter addressed how we should conduct ourselves while passing through this life, rather than attempt to convince anyone that this life was passing, and fleeting.
Again we are confronted with what the Word of God says regarding the way in which we ought to conduct ourselves throughout the time of our sojourning here, and what men say regarding our conduct while we journey through this life.
To hear some men tell the tale, whether or not your life mirrors the Word of God, or whether your conduct is different than that of the world, is irrelevant. We can dress like the world, act like the world, speak like the world, party like the world, curse like the world, be duplicitous like the world, and itās peachy keen with God. He knows who you are, you know He knows who you are, so why live any different than how your flesh desires you to live?
Godās your buddy, Heās your pal, and He understands why you donāt take Him as seriously as perhaps He thinks you ought to, or why your life mirrors darkness more than it does light. If this were the case, if God truly were this big, fuzzy, bearded fellow in heaven who just shrugged his shoulders and winked at our sins, why pray tell would Peter insist that we ought to conduct ourselves throughout the time of our sojourning here in fear?
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1 Peter 1:17-19, āAnd if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each oneās work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.ā
Hand of Help Ministries
For Peter, being sojourners here on earth was a foregone conclusion. He did not dwell on the topic, he did not elaborate, because he assumed those who would read his words would have lived enough years to understand that men are born, they live, and they die. It is the way of things.As such, Peter addressed how we should conduct ourselves while passing through this life, rather than attempt to convince anyone that this life was passing, and fleeting.
Again we are confronted with what the Word of God says regarding the way in which we ought to conduct ourselves throughout the time of our sojourning here, and what men say regarding our conduct while we journey through this life.
To hear some men tell the tale, whether or not your life mirrors the Word of God, or whether your conduct is different than that of the world, is irrelevant. We can dress like the world, act like the world, speak like the world, party like the world, curse like the world, be duplicitous like the world, and itās peachy keen with God. He knows who you are, you know He knows who you are, so why live any different than how your flesh desires you to live?
Godās your buddy, Heās your pal, and He understands why you donāt take Him as seriously as perhaps He thinks you ought to, or why your life mirrors darkness more than it does light. If this were the case, if God truly were this big, fuzzy, bearded fellow in heaven who just shrugged his shoulders and winked at our sins, why pray tell would Peter insist that we ought to conduct ourselves throughout the time of our sojourning here in fear?
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