Who Blocked You from the Race

I talked about running a worldly and spiritual race and some of the things that would be helpful in accomplishing those races in my previous Tidbit.  It seems like there are far too many people that don’t want to hear the truth, plus I also want to mention something else that would be a real problem also.  Deception and lies being taught as truth; be careful that you are not deceived brothers and sisters, not everything you are being taught can be taken as truth, but you need to look into the scriptures to see what is true and what is not instead of just taking someone else’s word for it.  While you are seeking the truth don’t be afraid to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you the truth and bring the truth back to you when you need it, after all He is the true teacher.  

Many in the end times will not put up with sound doctrine, and we are living in the end times, but they will only listen to what their itching ears want to hear.  The Word of God backs this up, read 2 Timothy 4:1-5, “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”  

Paul knew this very well, read 1 Timothy 4:1-2, “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.”  

Today we have many preaching and teaching what should not be taught, think about this, how many ‘water down’ their sermons so they won’t offend others.  There are many that put up with this in the communities because they like what they hear, is it the itching ear syndrome?  I will let you make that call.  Not everyone that claims to know the truth does, or if they do, they don’t proclaim it for various reasons.  In fact, don’t take my word for anything, look in the Word, pray about it and seek it out.  I will always make it a point to bring forth the truth, I would never want to lead anyone astray purposely; but I am far from perfect.

Be like the Bereans they didn’t take what they heard at face value, they checked it out to see if it was the truth.  Read Acts 17:10 -12, “Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Therefore, many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.”     

Every believer should take a lesson from the Bereans and search the scriptures daily to find out whether what you are being taught is the truth.  Be careful that you are not deceived.  Do you ever hear about godly sorrow?  Is the word repentance ever explained, or ever talked about?  Do you hear about Hell or the consequences of sin?  What about the crucifixion, death and resurrection of the Lord and the reason why it took place, outside of Easter?  What about the consequences of sin or not receiving Christ by faith?  What about the Holy Spirit’s conviction of sin after you have been born-again, if you do sin?   

Watering your sermons down so as not to offend anybody is not preaching the true gospel.  Jesus offended people at times, but the truth will inevitably offend somebody.  People will either be offended by the truth or be set free by the truth depending on their response to it.  Let’s face it, the truth can hurt if not accepted with a teachable spirit or heart.

Enough said, I think you got the message.  Be careful what you believe; study and pray and do your homework!!  I hope this has been an encouragement and a blessing to you.  May you all have a very blessed day, and may the good Lord bless you all with His perfect peace, love, joy, health and happiness!!

PS don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord, for He is worthy!!