Wednesday, December 16, 2009

WHATEVER YOU DESERVE!

REVELATION 2: 23

"I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person.  
  I will give to each of you WHATEVER YOU DESERVE!"

In the One Truth Today, God is telling us that we will get what we deserve and that we deserve whatever we get.  You can not hide anything from God.  He searches your thoughts, acts and intentions.  All men are sinful by nature.  It comes naturally to each of us to be deceitful in our thoughts and intentions.  We often try to hide our true thoughts and feelings from others. What if other people knew our true thoughts and intentions, would there be chaos?  If your spouse asks you how she looks, what if they could read your thoughts?  What if your child asked you how you liked their drawing or painting, and they could know what you thought? What if you told the truth to everyone that asked you a question?  You would get WHATEVER YOU DESERVE!

God searches our thoughts, feelings and intentions and knows exactly what we are thinking.  You can run from the omniscient God but you can not hide.  Unlike your human relations, He knows the truth.  If you tell someone that you love them and you do not, God knows.  If you do not respect your father or mother, God knows.  If you do not have Jesus Christ the Lord God as the first and most important thing in your life, you are not fooling Him.  If you worship other idols or images you are not fooling God.  If you say you are not a murderer but you have been complicate in an abortion of an unborn child, then you are not fooling God.   If you steal even something small, God knows about it.  If  you commit adultery, you may fool your spouse for a time, but, you will never fool God.  We are all sinners and without the Salvation of the Lord we would get WHATEVER WE DESERVE!

As believer's we should be careful about our thoughts.  Our actions and intentions should be in concert with the Word of God.  What we whisper to others will be shouted from the house tops and what we do in the dark will be seen in the light.  We need to be sincere and honest in our words, thoughts and feelings.  If we are not, we may fool others but we will never fool God. You will  be rewarded in heaven in accordance with the totality of your thoughts and intentions. Make sure that you accept the free gift of Salvation and eternal life from the Lord Jesus and that you are sincere in accepting Him.  Your relationship with God is predicated on that choice and action.  If you fail to bow your knee to the Living God and confess your sins to Him then you will get WHATEVER YOU DESERVE!