Hebraic Musing – Are We Living in the Shadow of the Cross?
It
seems some small churches are still trying to preach the gospel of the Cross,
while other churches seem to be growing with messages to please the world by
edifying the individual. Are churches preaching the mercy of God before preaching
the judgment of God? It is the judgement
of Almighty God that makes mercy meaningful! Some have said the weakness
of the Church in America is because 90% of the pastors are not ready nor
willing to preach about the consequences of sin, especially certain sins that
may offend congregants.
Why
are there some Commandments and sins that are not getting preached from pulpits
in America anymore? Why do we put a
newborn baby in a crib with padding, instead of putting the baby out on the
front lawn? We love the child and want
to protect him/her from danger.
Shouldn’t we be ready to confront our neighbors about the sins they are
committing (whether they are saved or not); to protect them from the
consequences of those sins and the ultimate danger of condemnation at the final
judgment?
Sin
is running rampant and the world is judging behavior based upon human passions
and desires. And we have a plethora of
actors, athletes, news commentators and pastors promoting world-think!
I am so concerned with the anti-Christian “Left” slanted new
media that I need to recommend two daily news sources I use to keep in touch
with the conservative view or “right’s” view of news and events:
The
Epoch Times – Newsletter@epochtimes.com
or https://www.theepochtimes.com/newsletter
The
Daily Signal
https://www.dailysignal.com/
From The Heritage Foundation
The
world is judging based upon the world’s viewpoint(s). In contrast, what example did Paul give
us in Galatians 2:20? “I
have been crucified with
Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ
lives in me; and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave Himself for me.” NKJV
We are called to put ourselves on the cross every day. Every morning we are to die to ourselves,
crucified with Him; then we spend the day living for Jesus.
That’s
a personal funeral and a resurrection every day for each of us.
What
would happen if we viewed the world throughout our day with the same view that
Jesus had as he was hanging on the cross looking out at His people? With
that view, it is easier to die to myself, and realize I need to live for the
Lord. I need to be viewing world
situations the same way the Lord Jesus Christ did, and not from the way the
world does. Jesus saw sinful people
around Him who needed to recognize their sins so they could then seek mercy.
Since
the last great awakening there had been about four generations of “easy”
preaching about the saving power of the cross. “Easy” because all one has to do is simply
accept Jesus as their “personal” Savior, but not necessarily as their LORD! How can we raise the Cross so the nation can
see and consider what Jesus was seeing as He gave His life on the cross? Jesus knew He was dying for the sins of the
world.
How
much different will the world look to us if we view ourselves, our families,
our church, our neighborhood, our nation through the eyes of Jesus on the
cross? We are all in the Shadow of the
Cross!
Points
to ponder
Do you die
and get resurrected in each of your morning devotions?
What did
Jesus see, what was He thinking while He was hanging on the Cross, for us?
How are our
neighbors, friends and family hurting themselves?
How to get
the world to recognize there is a Godly authority over all of us?
♫ At the cross, at the cross where I first saw
the light And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It
was there by faith I received my sight
♫
Yosef a.k.a.
Joe Brusherd March 2, 2021
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages
exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly “Hebraic Musings” http://insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com/
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