I’ve read lately about a lot of celebrities who were raised in organized religion, yet as an adult don’t follow any organized religion, but rather choose to say they are spiritual or they believe in a higher power. While saying this some actually dismiss organized religion as divisive and patently false. Some, heavily influenced by the world that has come to adore them for their craft, be it singing or acting, etc., seem to find no need for any sort of God. They must then also abandon the idea that we are fraught with unrighteousness (sin). They conveniently dismiss anything that would interfere with their newfound lifestyle. The future reckoning will surely be quite a surprise to millions of people who have abandoned what they once believed.
It’s sad to me that society as a whole has slowly turned their back on the one true God in favor of something or someone more palatable. Scripture gives us an OT example and a Proverb that says it all.
1 Samuel chapter 8 tells the story of when Israel first demanded of God that they should have a mortal King just like the other nations. In the end God gave them what they sought after and the rest is history. A bumpy, uneven history of evil kings and righteous kings. High points and low points. Destruction and captivity. God had been their king, but Israel thought they knew better. The scripture is Proverbs 14:12 NIV which says: “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.”
The crux of the matter is that we DO NOT KNOW the correct way to go or the right way to live our lives. We think we do; we believe we do, but in reality we are like a person in a pitch dark room who can’t even find the light switch or the door. We can’t save ourselves and we are incapable of pleasing God on our own. Believing in God means absolutely NOTHING if we haven’t allowed that belief to change our lives. The devil and his demons believe in both God and Jesus, yet in spite of that belief, have set themselves up as the main enemy of the Most High King. Their fate is already sealed. Yours is not.
Don’t turn your back on God for something that seems more to your liking. The end result for you will not be pretty. Don’t believe that? I sincerely hope you’re right. That would be like playing Russian roulette *. As with Noah ark, it’s not too late for you until the door closes for good.
Until next time, start making sure your spiritual house is in order.
In His Name & for His Glory,
RL Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
* Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single bullet in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body, and pulls the trigger.
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