Recently I read these lines:
So many today are saying, “If God is all that the Bible says He is, let Him perform some great miracle for me, then I will believe in Him.”
But God is actually saying, because I am God, believe in me, trust me, and I will do “great and mighty things” for you.
Like the farmer who wrote to a mail order house as follows:
“Please send me one of those gasoline engines you show on page 785, and if it is any good, I will send you a check for it.” He received the following reply from the firm: “Please send us the check, and if it is any good, we will send you the engine.”
God’s Word states: “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
We know the world is fueled by skepticism toward the things of God. “Where is the promise of His coming?” 2 Peter 3:3 People are saying, “If there is a God, why doesn’t He do this, that, or the other.” Or, “If there was a God, He would not allow this to happen, etc.” So man has taken the attitude, “you have to show me first, or I won’t believe.” God only has one answer, “Be not faithless, but believing.”
But what about professed Christians? Many are skeptical about God’s plan and promises: consider tithing, for example. People are suspicious of God’s commands to be faithful. Many have yielded their minds to the idea that compromise is inevitable to exist. Some just know they will eventually have to give in to the demands of the world. So even before they are faced with a real test, they already are skeptical of Matthew 6:33–“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
What about serving the Lord? Many just know that witnessing is just not for them. “Let somebody else do it…I’m just not cut out for it” is a favorite attitude of many. Many just know how miserable they would be if they were to become “tied down” to certain responsibilities in doing the Lord’s work. Thus, they are skeptics concerning the perfection of God’s will, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2
Thus, we see what the Lord meant when He said, “They draw nigh me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” The skeptic’s song–“O how I love Jesus, as long as He keeps His distance from me.” THE FARTHER AWAY THE BETTER! But what will it be when we meet Him?
SHARING
