For the fool it matters not

Matthew 24:35

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.”

We are told in Scripture that Satan has/had access to the throne of God, you will find the account in the book of Job 1:6, “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.”  The apostle John saw and recorded this in the book of Revelation chapter 12:7-9, about a war in heaven where Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon and his angels.  And we are told they were not strong enough to stand against Michael and his angels and so they were forever put out of heaven.  And John gives us the identity of the dragon, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan.  And we are told this adversary who deceives the whole world was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him.  Listen and take to heart what John reports in verse 10: “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.”  I do not understand when this takes place, but I have the assurance that it will happen.  I find great peace, and yes contentment in verse 11, “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.” 

We are earth critters and our earthsuit does not work well above about 14,000 feet, and being a time critter, often I try to put God in my box of 24/7.  When we reduce God, even in our minds, it is a big problem for us, but God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, the Creator of time, and He operates outside of those boundaries.  

So a message to the wise; you were formed out of dust and you are heading for the dirt, and Jesus is the only hope you have.  All the stuff you count on, like degrees, titles, and wealth for your distinctiveness will past away with the heaven and earth, but if you by grace through the faith God has given you to believe and understand, have bowed your knee to Him, you will live forever with our great God.  For the fool it matters not, for in his own mind he has chosen to rebel with that old serpent and his angels, and by doing so reap the same wage for his sin.  “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice