LOVE LETTER
By Rick Mathes
John 5:39 (NASB77) 39 ” You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me;
It’s not a much the what as it is the who. You may have your theology with some error but if you are right with the who, “Jesus” you will be just fine as you keep pressing on to the whole truth.
You can find both in the Holy Scriptures. All we need to know is there. Mark Twain once commented, “It’s not what I don’t understand about the Bible that worries me, it’s what I do understand.” My yardstick of a true believer is: Bible only, Jesus only, Grace only, and Faith only. Let’s examine a few of the building blocks of what we do understand and make every effort to apply and then evaluate the following:
- You must take up your cross, die to sin an rise to life.
- It is a natural reaction to the Word to pray fervently.
- The church is commanded to unify and be in one accord.
- The response to the Word is to become a soul winner.
- The Gospel begs to be discussed and searched as a good Barean.
- It overflows in your spirit and in your way and you will preach the Word.
- Once the Holy Spirit quenches your understanding you will be responsible.
- Nothing will silence you as you exhort and encourage.
- A natural consequence will be to rebuke and correct.
- All of Hell will do all it can do to deter and stop you.
You can count on the devil attacking you unexpectedly and on your blind side. While you are fast asleep at night, the devil is doing push-ups and planning your destruction in the morning. He is rabidly consumed with a passion to destroy Scriptures and grasp you for his.
He knows your weakest point and that is where he aims his missiles of sin, to kill and destroy any trace of repentance and to ignite the sins within and destroy and trace of repentance and to ignite the sins within you to a furnace so hot it can melt diamonds like butter on a skillet.
Satan is deceitfully friendly as he teaches you that the Bible “contains” the Word of God as other books do. He will twist and turn Scriptures so that you wink at sin and put off all effort of pursuing holiness with a once burning desire that is now only a faint glowing ember.
Rick Mathes 