Friday, July 10, 2015

Warning! Warning! Danger! Will Robinson…..

Get ready for me to show my age and for those that understand that opening title and those that don’t it shows all of our ages. LOL (Laugh out Loud …for those of you that are reading this and don’t know those initials, which also reveals our age. Ha, Ha, Ha) Anyway, the opening title comes from a show we used to watch when I was growing up called “Lost in Space”. This snippet from Wikipedia is a sufficient explanation of the phrase. 

“Danger, Will Robinson” or “Warning, Will Robinson” is a catchphrase from a 1960’s TV series. A robot acting as a surrogate guardian, says this to the young Will Robinson when the boy is unaware of impending threats. In everyday use, the phrase warns someone that they are about to make a mistake or that they are overlooking something.

God doesn’t speak to us through a “Robot” but He does speak to us through His Word.  In the following verses He “Warns” us…

Galatians 6:7-8 (ESV)
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.  For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reaps eternal life.

I think it is safe to say there is a lot of sowing to the flesh going on in this world today. However, God also “Warned” us in His Word about this as well.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ESV)
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

Friends, we are here. You know when you go to map quest and it has a blue circle to show you where you are or a mall if you are looking at the store map it says next to a black X you are here. Well, we are here.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ESV) goes on to say…..For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,  treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

In short, it isn’t going to get better so “Don’t be deceived”. We live in a world that sows to the flesh not to the Spirit. God’s Word tells us how to deal with this…

Galatians 6:9 (ESV)  And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Do not grow weary and give up. Translated make sure you are sowing good seed daily and don’t get distracted with these last days. Don’t get distracted with those that are Lovers of Self…because it will steal your joy!  

God will not be mocked. He is a Just God and His timing is perfect. Stay the course friends!!

His,
Vickie

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