“The Makers Plan”
Scripture:
“My people are foolish and do not know Me,” says the LORD. “They are senseless children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no talent at all for doing right.” (Jeremiah 4:22) NLT
Observation:
Much like God’s chosen nation of Israel and the Jewish people (Jeremiah 10:16) is the United States of America; a Christian nation made by God for God. America was founded in His Name and became the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever known—a nation that would stand strong in defending freedom and the Truth of God’s Word; a nation that would help millions of oppressed people who would have otherwise lived in hunger, hopelessness, and without ever knowing the True and Living God; a Christian people that would lead the way in spreading throughout the world the Good News of salvation in Christ—a nation that would help bring the scattered Jewish nation back into the land that God had given them. And just as Satan, the prince of this fallen world, poisoned the Jewish people and its leaders with lies and deception, leading the nation away from God and His protection, so, too, is Satan poisoning the peoples of America and attacking God’s Church, leaving them both misinformed and unprotected.
Application:
The prosperity gospel’s and many other false doctrines that are being preached in the Church today are not only leading people to worship themselves and other gods, but they are also spreading lies that there are no eternal consequences for sinful behavior—that Hell does not exist—that “all good people” go to Heaven and what’s left just ceases to exist. The only problem with this teaching is that God’s Word tells us different; that no one does good (Psalm 14:2-3); that we all sin and fall short of God’s glorious standard (Romans 3:23). We need God’s glorious plan to make us right, and Christ Jesus is that plan (Romans 3:25). No matter what the leaders of this fallen world promise, only Christ can fix the problems we face. Only Christ will create perfect living conditions—a world without wars, without famine, and without disease and death. Only the Creator can create the perfect utopia here on Earth. And only the LORD our God and Savior can save us from the burning consequences of sin that lead into the Lake of Fire. There are dire consequences for living apart from God, my friends, because He did create a place called Hell just as He created a place called Heaven. Both are very real. Heaven or Hell are the only eternal choices we have to choose from. There are no others. If you want to escape the horrors of Hell and live eternally with the Living God who loves you, you must have faith in the Cross of Christ. If you want to be fully sanctified and holy, you must live in obedience to God. Don’t be one of the many that will be left behind. Instead, escape the coming darkness of God’s terrifying wrath by returning to your Maker, and live according to His Plan.
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