Psalm 73
A Church that desires to be Politically correct will never be Biblically correct! I’m going to offer three verses that fly in the face of Political correctness, first is found in the book of James 4:4, “You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” When we take a Scriptural stand against things that God has condemned, like same-sex marriage, the killing of a child in the womb or when it is born, and the miss use of the under-resourced, we find God’s favor. When we want to be loved by the world, Scripture is unequivocal we become an enemy of God. Those are not my thoughts those are God’s and what did Jesus say about such people?
These are the words of Jesus recorded by John the apostle in John 8:44, “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” That is not even close to Political correctness, in fact, it made the religious leaders so upset they put together a plan to kill Jesus, they must have forgotten the part of Scripture that instructs against murder. Many a politician is in that camp, and it is very clear they want to destroy, steal, and even kill those who stand for godliness.
This is the one that the world and many in the religious community and those Churches that have chosen the approval of the world and become the enemy of God detest, it is found in John 14:6, “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I believe it was essential to share that truth with you before going into Psalm 73, and we will only explore the first three verses. “Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” Rusty Rice, one of our pastors, stated this truth; “Joy is only found in the fruits of the Spirit. You will not find joy in your feelings.” Feelings are needy little things, we feel good for a while when we get new stuff, but soon it does not bring happiness, but Joy can be found even in trials of various kinds, if that were not true, it would not be in the Scripture. When it is all about you, you are living to fulfill the desires of the flesh and not the Spirit we will not find joy and each of us have almost stumbled, so many of us have stumbled.
to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” Rusty Rice, one of our pastors, stated this truth; “Joy is only found in the fruits of the Spirit. You will not find joy in your feelings.” Feelings are needy little things, we feel good for a while when we get new stuff, but soon it does not bring happiness, but Joy can be found even in trials of various kinds, if that were not true, it would not be in the Scripture. When it is all about you, you are living to fulfill the desires of the flesh and not the Spirit we will not find joy and each of us have almost stumbled, so many of us have stumbled.
That is the bad news but let me close with the good news; God is faithful, loves us and will always forgive and forget our acts of wanting to replace Him in our lives if we come to Him with a broken and contrite heart.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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