Date: Thursday,
June 25, 2015
Chapters: Psalms
81-85
Message Title: Judging Righteous Judgment

Hello My Friend,

With
all the talk about transgenders and homosexuality becoming the norm
and something quite brave to come out and admit to the public, it's
inevitable that we have to talk about this among the Christian
community. I for one hate talking about this stuff because it causes
a huge debate and a backlash on me, but the truth must be told.
Christian or not, we are being influenced and brainwashed into
believing that all this is normal, and to be fair, immorality among
the heterosexuals is just as bad. So, what do we do when every time
we turn around we are being forced to comply with society or face
persecution? We do what God would have us do. We can avoid
confrontations by being tasteful and respectful to everyone, but we
must use the right judgment when dealing with those who, quite
frankly, are just trying to use us as an example in their crusade to
condemn Christians. “Judge not according
to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” - John
7:24.

Believe it or not, God does speak to us one on one,
on these matters, especially through His Word, He may have used Holy
Spirit inspired men to pen down His thoughts, but He tells us every
day what He wants from us and the grief He feels when His people do
not listen to Him. “Hear, O my people, and I
will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There
shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god. I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the
land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people
would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave
them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own
counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had
walked in my ways!” - Psalms 81:8-13.

How do we
expect God to feel when people are doing the very things that He is
against, men and women literally making drastic changes to themselves
as if He made a mistake in who He chose them to be. Does God love
them? Of course, He does. Does He condone their behavior? Absolutely
not. It's a sin just like adultery, idolatry, and lying. Convincing
ones self or being encouraged to believe that God made them that way
is absolutely absurd, that is a mind full of self rejection and or
corruption caused by someone else. Since God will never force Himself
upon anyone and they continue believing the lies they are telling
themselves, He gives them up.

“Wherefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed
the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature
more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause
God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did
change the natural use into that which is against nature: And
likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned
in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is
unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error
which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their
knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things
which are not convenient;” - Romans 1:24-28.

There
are many, many people who believe in God and are saved, and yet
continue to live in a way that God would disapprove of. From
unmarried couples living together to homosexuality, they are
justifying their actions by their faith in Christ. Now, by no means
does being a homosexual take away ones salvation, but trying to
justify what they are doing as if it was something from will cause
them some suffering. Those who reject the Word of God, and change it
into something that condones sinful behavior create a false god, and
God takes notice to it as well. “God standeth
in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How
long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted
and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of
the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on
in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.”
- Psalms 82:1-5.

There are millions of churches teaching
and allowing sinful behavior to take place, and disregarding all of
it as if it is something from God. It's one thing to live in sin, we
are free to live as we want, saved or not, it's another to teach
others to do it, and there will be consequences for doing so. “For
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto
him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall
take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take
away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and
from the things which are written in this book.” -
Revelation 22:18,19.

God does not despise those who are
living these drastic lifestyles, after all they do not know any
better, it's what they believe. We are not despise them either, we
are to love them as Jesus does. In our efforts to love them we might
just find a few who will open their hearts and are searching for the
truth. “How amiable are thy tabernacles, O
LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of
the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea,
the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my
King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will
be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is
in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. For the LORD God is a
sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” - Psalms
84:1-5,11.

While many hearts are hardened toward God that
live these lifestyles, there are a few who will open up to Him. While
it may seem like it's impossible to see them turn their lives around,
but nothing impossible with God. Our flesh is full of corruption, it
longs for things that are led by our emotions, and if we continue to
walk in those emotions we are sure to fall into sin. That's where we
need to thank God for His mercy and grace, we do not deserve it, but
He gives it freely to those who believe in His Son. He may get angry
at all the sin, but He never stops loving His creation. He is always
right there waiting for us to come to Him. “Turn
us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger
to all generations? Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people
may rejoice in thee? Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy
salvation. I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will
speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn
again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that
glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” - Psalms
85:4-10.

Today's Prayer:
God, As the world gets more corrupt, help us to keep our eyes on You
and Your truths, let us not look to the right or left, but keep
straight ahead looking to You. Lord, give us Your power to walk in
Your ways, let us not use our emotions to guide us, but the Holy
Spirit. Give us thee strength to stand up to those who judge us for
standing by You, and give us the wisdom we need to handle all this
corruption that is thrown in our faces. I ask this in Jesus' name,
Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for
you,
Christina

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