CAUTION!

By Rick Mathes

Galatians 5:25 (NASB77) ²⁵  If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

What would happen to street traffic if there weren’t traffic lights? Chaos! Can you imagine the highway road rage if there weren’t any rules? It’s the same thing with real life. We need to know the perameters and when we see a red, yellow or green light, the message needs  to be consistent for everyone. So I would morally be very aware of words beginning with “self.” Almost all of them are a flashing red light!

The mother of “self” words is self-gratification. This is when your gods are all things that make you feel good. Mega churches have prospered and been exploding in worldly success because they worship on the altar of “self.”

It’s almost a make right or passage to be self-sufficient. All virile, hairy-chested men want to brag that they did it their way. They glory in their self-opinionated religions and self-assertive clawing to the top of the corporate ranks. Do unto others before they do unto you. He who dies with the most toys wins, oh really?

Being aggressive and contemptible will help you fight your way to the top of the world but it will cost you your soul. If you love the word more than the Word, the love of the Father is not in you. I guarantee you that there won’t be a U-Hall trailer attached to the back of your hearse!

As a matter of fact, it is despicable to stand at the foot of the cross and give our Lord the finger! There is no other choice but to accept Him. If Jesus isn’t your Lord, Satan is. Think about it. That would make you a Satanist! There is no deception greater than being a carnal Christian and believeing you are going to heaven. There is no bigger lie from the father of lies than thinking you are so led and you arene’t.

Watch the flashing lights. Do you have a green light or should you proceen with caution or stop?