A Man After God’s Heart
Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’ (ESV)
To begin with, I want to be a man after God's heart. I want God to think of me and say, "In Wesley, I have found a man after My heart." My wife says, I'm already a man after God's heart, well, she's biased, I mean, hey, she's my wife and she loves me. Thank you Honey, I love you, too. To be a man (or woman) after God's heart, means everything we do, is His will and we're obedient to His Word. Well, I'm not that guy, yet, of course, with that logic, I'll never be one and I should quit now. This kind of thinking, also makes the sacrifice of Christ useless, because, that's saying we don't need His grace. So, I'll just keep wanting to be that man and leave the rest to God, He is Almighty and has the power to bring me to that place and this I'm thankful for. AMEN!!!
Ok, so why do we go to church?
Is it to escape hell, this is a good reason, or is it to serve God, this is a much better reason. Is it to meet girls/guys, not good, maybe for business or appearances sake, also, not good. Is it because it's expected of us or maybe, your spouse or parents make you, etc, etc, etc. The reasons why people go to church are many, but there is only One true reason for going to church, to have intimate relationship with God. Hey, if you go to church for any reason other than intimacy with God, don't stop, because He's has the power to bring you to this place and I pray He will.
Other reasons, may cost you eternally and you may hear from Jesus say, "I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness." (Matt 7:23)
I pray God will, in His infinite mercy, bring you to a place of total surrender, so that you will endure to the end, and be saved, so He can use you and your name will be written in the Lambs book of Life.
People have opinions of how christians should look, dress, behave, etc.
To begin with, we should look and behave like the One we're following, Jesus. If we don't, then we need to check ourselves and examine our motives. We can fool each other and we do, but no one can fool God. He knows our hearts and intents, so don't think going to church is a way into heaven, but don't quit either, like I said, God is powerful enough to change you.
I've wondered what people think, when they see me? I wonder, because I want to be like Christ and I know we preach more with our actions, than with our words. I wonder, if anyone wants what I have or wants to be like me, the Christ in me. All who believe in Jesus are His witnesses, but I want to be a good witness to Christ. I want people to see my good works and glorify my Father in Heaven (Matt 5:16).
People think I'm funny, of course God isn't glorified by that, I sure hope He likes to laugh though. I can see me making Him laugh and His response would be ROFL. ROFL means, rolling on floor laughing.
I'd love to make God laugh. Hopefully, I already do.
God bless.
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. James 1:20 KJV
I just realized something, the name of my blog is My Journey. My intent is to write about things I experience everyday, the good and the bad, the blessings and the evil. I'm writing about me, what I do right and wrong, I'm the example. But I want to write so everyone who reads my blog, can understand and learn from my experiences. I want all to understand, whether they know Spiritual Truth or not.
To begin with, I'm gonna write about my temper. I have a bad temper, it's explosive and violent. I don't hit, I've never hit anyone in my life. My way of expressing anger is verbal. I cuss, I mean I curse. Most people don't see anything wrong with this, as long as I don't hurt anyone or anyone's property. But it's not ok, in fact, it's a sin, Ephesians 4:29 says, Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Amen, amen. Do y'all get this. God says, don't cuss, don't talk bad about anyone or anything, don't gossip, don't call people names, don't tell bad jokes. He says, don't speak anything negative. We, in our ignorance, speak so many curses, everyday, to others and to ourselves. James 3:10 says, out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. And this shouldn't be, we are to be an example, as Christ was an example. We may be the only Jesus some people will ever see, also, we, the body of Christ are the light and the salt of the earth, Matthew 13-16.
I can tell you what we should be doing, I can tell you why we should be doing it, but whether or not you choose to do the right thing, obeying God's Word, that's a choice you have to make and truly I hope you choose to obey our Father, God Almighty.
I wanna end on a good note, Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Jesus said many times in the Gospels, seek ye first the Kingdom of God, but it's not preached like it should be. Jesus said to His disciples, go and preach the Kingdom of God, why aren't pastors and teachers teaching this.
The reason why they aren't was prophesied in 1 Timothy 4:1, Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. The next few verses in 1 Timothy explain this further.
It is necessary for the Kingdom of God to be preached in all the earth in order for Christ to return. God is a God of order, not chaos, so everything must happen by His Direction and in His Timing. We must do what our Father says or we won't ever see Him.
The main thing preached in most churches is salvation, which is important, but it doesn't go nearly far enough. We need to be searching for a relationship with our Father, not just to be saved. It says in Revelation
Luke 17:21, Neither shall they say, Lo here! or lo there! for behold the Kingdom of God is within you. The Kingdom of God isn't something you obtain by doing the right thing or going to the right church. The only way to enter into the Kingdom of God is by developing a relationship with our Father, God. Read God's Word and He'll tell you what to do. Many people only believe part of the Bible, where did God say this is for them of old, not for you. If He didn't want us to do it, He wouldn't have put it in the Bible. How small is your God. How can you say you believe in God and His Word, but you don't believe in all of it. The reason some of you only believe in part was prophesied in 1 Timothy 4:1.
God bless
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