A wise man sees danger ahead and avoids it whereas a fool sees danger and walks into it. There’s a stark eternal contrast between unbelievers / disobedient people versus people who honor the LORD through intimacy with Him and giving of their income and assets to help draw people to Him and disciple them within the Church (His body).
At some point, people get to see the path we have chosen during our short existence on earth because the result for those who honor Him shows up in ministry usefulness with a grateful, joyous disposition whereas for the unbelievers and disobedient the result shows continual destructive forces ravaging their lives and oftentimes finances. People will reap earthly problems, destructive forces in their lives, and eternal damnation when they live outside of relationship with God in Christ and do not with their whole heart repent of their sin before they die and seek to obey His will for their lives. They do not like to hear it because it’s not politically correct in this day and time, but it is the truth according to the bible and needs to be heard whether people receive, believe, or follow it.
Long before they take note of the spiritual death they are suffering, decay is overtaking their lives and trying to close the door to the gaping hole that can only be filled by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Yet, this destructive situation is so subtle and insidious that it is practically unnoticeable to the person who made up his / her mind that He does not want to hear or respond to the LORD’s loving call. In the day you hear His voice harden not your heart, for all who call upon the name of the LORD Jesus shall be saved. To sidestep the destructive forces that sin will bring into your life, you must obey His scriptural standard for salvation, which is by grace through faith, and not of works. To have rewards poured upon you via windows of Heaven, you must also be obedient in developing intimacy with him through thanksgiving, praise, worship, prayer, bible study, Church fellowship, God-pleasing service to others, displaying the fruit of the Spirit, and obeying bible instructions for each area of life including finances through gainful employment, tithing, offering, planning (budgeting), debt-elimination, no cosigning, saving, investing, and diversifying assets.
The devil is so crafty, knowing death by sin won’t display itself for a long time, that he’ll present a picture showing harmful financial, relationship, and lifestyle activities as being good for you. You must remember he will ultimately be cast into the pit of Hell with those whom he convinces to follow his ungodly designs. We need to warn as many as we possibly can (family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and acquaintances) of satan’s plan and implore them not to follow it and heartily encourage them to accept Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior and seek to do His will from this point forward.
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Proverbs 22:7, Malachi 3:8-12, Matthew 6:33, 1Timothy 6:9-10, James 5:1-9
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