We have forgot the Words of Jesus

 Jeremiah 48:15-33

While reading these verses this came into my mind, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” (John 14:26-28)  And like the Moabite people, our nation is being destroyed.  What many of us who go by the name Christian have put our hope and faith in, is being destroyed.  We have seen much of what is holy and sacred like marriage, the killing of the unborn and the destruction of parent’s authority and the family being set aside for a better plan.  But, like the Moabites, we have seen our vineyard destroyed, and our containers smashed and have we forgotten the words of Jesus?

Have we forgotten who is our power, and who will teach us all things and bring to remembrance all that Jesus has promised us?   

​Do you remember these words in 2 Corinthians 12:9, “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”  Could our problem be your strength, you have become the “Chemosh” the little god in your life, the one you look to for all the answers?

The Moabites were blessed with much, but they did not give credit to the Creator, but took great pride in themselves, in what they had done and were doing.  I’ve been there, and I must confess if you are in Christ you're going to have a problem of significant proportion.  It is grace you need; it is power made perfect in weakness!

Now you may be a person who does not believe in God or His Son, and you consider yourself-progressive and believe you are the captain of your ship of life, are you experiencing peace, are do you have fear and hate raging in your heart?  Are you may be very conservative, in fact, you do attend church at times but you formed a god who agrees with your actions, in fact, he/she is just like you.  And that god will not allow weakness, and have you experienced you are not tolerant of those who have a different life style than yours?  Both of those life forms often show up in the lives of people who proclaim the title of Christian or followers of Christ.   But they do not reflect Jesus Christ, not even close, for we have these words from our LORD, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” 

The Moabite’s life was centered in themselves, they had become prideful, and we are told in James 4:6b, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”  I am not all that smart, but this I declare, I do not want God to fight me, please read Jeremiah 48:15-33 and I pray you grasp what happens to people or nations that experience God’s wrath.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice