Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Breaking the Rules

If you cheat when playing a game, you did not win even if you finish first (2Timothy 2:5).

The same holds true in our daily walk with Christ. God has given us "rules" to live by.  He has provided all we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3) and demands full obedience to his Word (John 14:23-24).

The Holy Judge searches the heart and knows the mind of every creature.  Nothing is hidden from his sight, so why do we attempt to fool ourselves and others?  We need to be as honest with ourselves and God as we can be. Even then there will be imperfections that will blind us to our faults.  But these will not keep us from the love of God (Romans 8:31-39).

We can have confidence in God that he will reveal to us at the exact moment he knows we will be ready to comprehend and repent (Romans 8:27; Hebrew 4:12-13; 1 John 3:19-24 1Corinthians 4:3-5).