Knowing Your A, B, C's

Date: Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Today's Chapters: Ezekiel 15-16
Message Title: Knowing Your A, B, C's
Hello My Friend,

The word equity means the impartial (unbiased) distribution (dividing) of justice, in other words, it's equal justice. It is only by the mercy and grace of God that He does not give us what we do deserve. He is no respecter of persons, we all face the same judgment, and we all get the same pardon if we receive Christ as our Saviour. From Adam, to Moses, to Mary, to Paul, to we who are saved, we are all sinners, saved by the grace of God. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” - Romans 3:10-12,22-24.
Since we are all a creation of God, He makes salvation as easy as knowing your A, B, C's, A: Admit that you are a sinner, B: Believe in Christ, and C: Confess Jesus as your Saviour. So what happens to those who do not know their A, B, C's? Through Ezekiel, God explains by the example of a dried up vine tree. “Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” - Ezekiel 15:2-4,6.
A vine tree is a grape vine, vines dry up, and are useless, in this rather blunt illustration, God tells the people of Jerusalem that will not repent that they will be cast into the fire. Part of knowing your A, B, C's is knowing the true vine, Jesus Christ. He is the vine that gives life to a dead soul, the second a person receives Him as their Saviour they branch out as one with Christ. Those who rely on false religion or false gods will die and be cast into the fire. We cannot be saved from the fire unless we get attached to the true vine. “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” - John 15:5-7.
A, B, C's are one of the first things we learn as a child, without them we would not be able to read. Now, anyone can scrape by if they cannot read, but they are going to have a lot of struggles in life, mainly because they must rely on others to tell them what things mean. Through an odd illustration of a mixed marriage (a marriage of two different religions) , God reminds them of their current troubles because they mixed with the heathens. “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.” - Ezekiel 16:2-6.
Blood, it's amazing thing, without it, we would literally die. It's not enough to just have blood, we need to take care of it, and feed it things that are essential for our blood. Tainted blood makes you feel weak and lifeless, in order for it to be lively and energetic it needs to be removed of it's contaminates. When we receive Christ as our Saviour He cleanses our blood, and removes all the contaminates from sin that make us weak and lifeless. Christ gave His life to give us life, but many, many, will die because they do not want to accept that it is as simple as A, B, C.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” - Proverbs 1:7,23-25,31-33.
God not only has a warning for the unsaved, he has a warning for the saved as well, repent. God is unchanging in His character and He will not bless those who assume He will overlook their sinful lives because they are saved. Only when we turn to Him and repent can we see His mercy, grace, forgiveness, and blessings. God does remind us of the new covenant He made with them, an everlasting covenant. “Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.” - Ezekiel 16:58-63.
Those of us who know Jesus Christ personally as their Saviour ought to be living their lives in a way that the world see Him through them. Sadly, that is a rarity these days as some are living more wickedly than those in the world. This is what God is talking about, that is all He is talking about in the Book of Ezekiel, His people are more corrupt than the world and they need to repent. “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:” - 1 Peter 1:16-19.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, You want us to live the best life that we can live, one that is fruitful and honorable. When we struggle it can be hard to abide in You, but I know that a life without You is unfruitful. Lord, give me Your power to live my life in a way that not only honors You, but brings others to You. Let me not wither as a dead vine, feed me with the spiritual food I need to stay healthy and fruitful. Never let me forget of the life I lived before knowing my A, B, C's and let me be a witness and testimony for others. In Your name Jesus, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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