Just So Simple

It's Just So Simple

by Ron Wilkerson *servant of Jesus*

Good evening again my brothers and sisters. Your hearts are near me and I want you to know that I love and pray for all of you. It does not matter if we have never met, you are specifically on my heart right now as I begin this teaching. My love for you is true, my calling from God is clear, "Keep not thou silence", so I endeavor to push on and share my life, the things given to me freely. God's love is so rich and so unbelievably free. 

That word, free, just seems to tie us American's up in knots. We were always told to "strive, work hard, achieve, make that A, be your best, climb that ladder and you'll make it." Dear friends, that came at a hard price didn't it? Maybe it wasn't taxing on your health as it is mine today; overburdened by stresses from work, school at night, childcare, maintaining a marriage, etc. I think you get the point. If you don't manage your time, it will manage you in to death. Now that is just how satan would like it eh? 

Satan whispers in your ear, "there is not a God and if there were you could never pay the cost", or perhaps you here something quite different. Maybe Satan uses this trick, "I was His most perfect creation and look at what has become of me. If I was perfect, how could you be acceptable to God? If God were loving, would He not have stopped this creation from ever occurring since He knew there would be deep and everlasting suffering?" Indeed, his trick on the human mind has depth on surface appearances, but philosophically misses the point of Love altogether. 

Here we see that salvation could never be free, that is if the son of perdition may persuade you to believe such a thing. It is this very trap into which so many fall. It is also another trap to have you question God's motive... This trap is dangerous and the enemy will sneak this one on you, he will lie in wait year upon year, tempting and causing suffering either directly to you or all around you. This is his subtle effort, the effort of the most calculating and patient being ever created to take you with him to his final abode. Yes, his trap is one that says "a loving God would never create such a circumstance", perhaps he will go so far as to cause one to believe if it were possible that "there is not a hell, it is only figuratively spoken about in the Bible, His love would never allow such and unjust punishment." And so we have the great tempter subtly applying his craft of lies and tricks.

What does this all have to do with "Free" and "It's Just So Simple" Ron? Well, for that answer you have to put your thinking cap on, pray, seek God's face, and read His Word to be fully assured. 

However, I will offer up some kindergarten logic which you may or may not find helpful.

First, satan's premise that there is no God can't pass the my first logical examination. For there to be no God would have to presume that all life just happened on its own. Logically, if I design proprietary software, it is mine and I am its creator. One step further, if I were to say to you that I know these thoughts have crossed your mind, would you then assume they have crossed mine? Indeed you would and should because they have crossed my mind. Put to the test of the empirical nature of the order of all existing life's and the delicate balance that must be perfectly maintained so we creatures can survive simply tells the story itself.

For those of you not willing to accept the incredibly basic, an infant could get it, logic I propose above, then I will let God's Word state it clearly for your poor unbelieving soul. The Word says that you will be without excuse for not accepting God's Free Gift.

Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Romans 8:19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope

Romans 8:21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

He, the Great God of the Universe offers up the answer to your philosophical answers even further if you will yet look. To this point, I shall say it is enough for me to let God's Word speak plainly as He wills. However, if He speaks to you, and you listen, giving up all your heart for Him; then this is for you as He hath said,

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Ahh, what a joy, the new things have come!

Back to the task at hand. The Bible has a history which sets it apart from every book in the world, that of which no other book may claim for itself. The book pre-dates almost every single book on the planet and in most cases by over ONE THOUSAND YEARS. It was written over many different generations, not the life span of one man, not in just one country, and the whole compilation took nearly 2,000 years written on various parchments, scrolls, and in letters written on papyrus. The thing that I find most amazing, each new manuscript we dig up today from millenia past hold to a level of ACCURACY which sets its apart by leaps and bounds from any other literary work. This book, the Bible, it contains no essential error in science, philosophy, or art, and it is a standard by which the world lived for thousands of years.


Still more, this book written so long ago has never changed, its moral system of values are still with us today and altogether more relevant than ever. You see it ever more clearly as the world's leading superpower has decided it no longer wanted nor needed God's values contained for all mankind in this book. The U.S.A. was literally the last hope as a kingdom the world will and would ever know. Now, Christ's Bride shall shine as she begins her suffering and it will be oh so sweet. The Holy Spirit will literally confound the world with His Words spoken by your mouths, that is if you are truly Christ's Bride. I look forward eagerly to suffer with my Lord and pray that is what is happening at this moment right now. I want to know both how to about in times of peace and times of trial. It is my pleasure for I know MY REDEEMER LIVES!

Still more, this books tell history before it can even happen. The world will move past any novel, yes, even Moby Dick if the Lord were to tarry much longer. I assure you, your time is short brothers and sisters. This book, the Bible, speaks of political conditions in which we live, the moral codes that would be present at this time, and is perfectly suited for mankinds needs. Nothing is lacking. Here is the day in which you live dear brothers and sisters. Take heart now, as it is written,


2 Timothy 3:1-17 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. *Just leave them be my brothers and sisters, their consciences are seered* Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes's and Jambres's folly was also. Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.



Signed, Sealed, and DELIVERED BY THE CROSS!!! You can take that to the bank dear readers!

Until then, endure persecution and mocking... You will hear this often if you speak of the Lord's soon return... these people in their sins will be saying,

2 Peter 3:4 "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation."

 

 It's just so simple, it takes a child like belief and a casting down of your own intellect, which of itself is based on man's knowledge of God's creation. Only twisted slightly enough that you not notice the cunning and crafy serpent which distorts the entire story. Purpose, to deceive you. Don't let that happen, pray now, God is faithful and just to forgive all of you your sins! Seek Him now while He may be found.

Until next time, may the God of ALL Peace be with you all. May He comfort your souls and prepare you for battle!

Shalom

p.s. for those of you who want a deeper philosophical approach, especially as to the lie spoken that "a loving God would never subject His creation to an eternal hell", because you believe it is not fair.  I welcome you to email me at ron-wilkerson@att.net.  There is nothing I may ever say to convince you, but I will provide the logic and from there I will pray for you.