No Other Gods

Here is a passage from the book- Prophets and Kings that I found very interesting.


'The time is at hand when there will be sorrow in the world that no human balm can heal. The Spirit of God is being withdrawn. Disasters by sea and by land follow one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of disorganized, unregulated forces
of nature, wholly beyond the control of man; but in them all, God's purpose may be read. They are among the agencies by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger.'


Throughout history God prevailed. Time after time people turned from God and His ways and they were punished for turning away from Him. If man won't seek the only connection that is vital to His salvation then God would do many things to let them realize He is God, the one and only true God. People long ago sought other gods to guide them, and people today do the same. We disguise it as self-discovery, as nature's forces, and yet instead of believing in the ONE true God and worshipping Him people worship their own self realizations, their self-empowerment. Satan is ready, willing, and very able to help those who would seek a false experience with so called enlightenment he'd do anything to keep people from worshipping God. Tapping into our OWN powers is something that is sweeping the world. The power in positive thinking is being touted as a saving grace, a life changing belief. Remember, Satan will stop at nothing to get people away from realizing the power of God.


For many, many years God had prophets walking the earth warning kings and peoples to turn from their wicked ways. Punishments were given, punishments were stayed depending on the response of the people. Christ Jesus, God on Earth came to give His warnings as well and we all know how well He was received by the masses. We know that Christ was rejected and crucified- God's Son. We know that Jesus' ministry was pointing the way to God, to life in God. People don't want to walk that walk because it is a less popular walk and it calls for self sacrifice, not self-empowerment. People don't want to place their lives in the hands of God fully because they believe they should have a hand in things. People will not flock to walk the narrow road fraught with trials and tribulations. People want to believe only in themselves and any power they can seemingly find within, not without.


More and more severe weather is playing its role in our lives. Lately year after recent year we are hearing of the worst this or that in so many years. God is trying to rouse people to understand that He is in control and that there is danger in not seeking Him. But instead our minds are turned to where-- self. Global warming- man made catastrophes. If we would only stop doing things the weather itself would alter and things will be fine. So much for people looking to God. Satan doesn't want ANYONE looking to God and He's very nearly succeeded in getting mankind as a whole to think only of themselves.


Read the story of Jonah- read how God wanted Him to warn the people of Nineveh. The same God that was in control then is in control now.


Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.


We don't worship an inconsistent God. God has a plan and that plan is unfolded in His word and in our lives. We choose to either worship God or worship others - even self. Once all the deciding is done, once all have had the chance and no more will turn to God no matter what is done- then the end will come. God, the same God who told Abraham that He'd spare Sodom and Gomorrah if there were ten righteous people there, is the same God today that will know when all is decided. We fool ourselves when we refuse to believe that God is in control. We might not like the things Satan has brought into play in our lives and the lives around us, but we can take solace in the knowledge he has but a limited time to work.


May the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior be with each of us as we seek to be His fully by the righteousness of Christ, not of ourselves. May we determine to worship God and only God and no other.


By His love.


Amen.