Sunday, January 3, 2010

A RIGHTEOUS MAN!

GENESIS 6: 9

"Noah was A RIGHTEOUS MAN, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God."

Would God describe you as A RIGHTEOUS MAN? Now that you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ the Lord God are you living a blameless life here on earth? How close is your walk and fellowship with the Lord? This is the time of year to review your life and you need to be as objective as you can. What has changed in your life since you were saved by Jesus Christ? It is obvious to God what you have done and it should be obvious to you also. Do you have a pure heart and are you doing the right things in God's sight? Has the old man and his old sins passed away and are you a new person? Can you call yourself A RIGHTEOUS MAN?

Just as in the days of Noah, we live in an evil and wicked world. It could be argued that each generation gets more evil and the separation from God increases. The evidence is all around us. X rated movies and pornography abound. Deviant life styles are paraded in public and even taught to our children as acceptable instead of abominable. There seems to be that "anything goes" attitude that was evident in Noah's day. In Noah's time every man did what he thought was right, instead of what God teaches! Even now there is a lack of morality, grace and gentility that has its origin in God's commandments and the Holy Word of God. The One Truth Today that we need to learn is that even in the midst of his evil generation, Noah was found A RIGHTEOUS MAN, he was considered blameless here on earth and he walked in close fellowship with God!

That is why we have been given the Word of God and His Prophets. That is why we need to know and follow the 10 commandments, especially now. That is why we need to let the men and women of God inspire us. Noah should have a positive effect on your whole family if you bring it to their attention. We need to emulate God fearing and Righteous people and we need to avoid and realize the wickedness and evil of those who do not fear, love and know God! We make our own choices and we can choose to be blameless. We can choose to walk in close fellowship with God. We can become more like Jesus every day. When the account of our lives on earth is given at the time of judgement we can find favor in God's sight, just like Noah!
Do you want to hear the Lord say that He knew you were A RIGHTEOUS MAN?