Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Who are the "ungodly"?

[14] It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, [15] to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” [16] These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.
(Jude 1:14-16 ESV)

More from The Rare Jewel...

notice the many references to "ungodly" in v.15 above, then the first trait of the ungodly is "grumbling"
THAT HURTS - it is so easy to see in others, but hard to notice it in me. Is that wrong?

Monday, April 11, 2011

Contentment

This isn't from Valley of Vision, but from reflecting on The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment - ch 7

Contentment in the mundane routine things of life is an evidence of a heart that is worshiping God. When we murmur and complain (Phil 2:14-16) we are showing that we don't really trust and worship God from the heart even if our external religious behavior looks good - Matt 15:8

Friday, April 08, 2011

In what condition would secret reviews
of my life leave me
were it not for the assurance that with Thee
there is plenteous redemption,
that Thou art a forgiving God,
that Thou mayest be feared!

"The Lord's Day Eve"
If we honestly reflect on what a secret review of our lives would mean then we would see our need for a Savior. As a freshman in college a review of things made me realize that i was in trouble with life; that lead to my actually reading the Gospel of John and coming to faith in Christ. I'd thought of Him as an example, but then I saw that I needed a Savior.