O CAMINHO ESTREITO PARA O RELACIONAMENTO COM DEUS - DIA 59

pelo Rev. Robert John Cericola, Carroll, OH - EUA

Dia 59

Instrução de Paulo aos Coríntios

1 Coríntios 16: 13–14 (NKJV) Observem, permaneçam firmes na fé, sejam corajosos, sejam fortes. Que tudo o que você faz seja feito com amor.

Aqui estão três pontos da instrução de Paulo aos Coríntios que, se seguidos, nos manterão no Caminho Estreito.

1) Observe ou esteja alerta e fique de guarda contra as forças espirituais. Uma das forças espirituais de que precisamos nos conscientizar e guardar nossas vidas e crianças é o humanismo, que é um sistema de valores e crenças que se opõe aos valores e crenças do cristianismo.

Os humanistas não acreditam em Deus, mas em métodos científicos, como a Teoria da Evolução, para explicar a origem do homem e do universo. Os humanistas defendem a igualdade para os homossexuais, a igualdade de gênero, uma abordagem secular ao divórcio e novo casamento e proteção ambiental.

Todas essas visões estão sendo forçadas em nossas vidas através do sistema de escolas públicas, nossas universidades, a mídia de notícias, a América corporativa, a internet e a televisão. Cuidado! O que você assiste e ouve pode estar contaminado com uma visão humanista.

2) Permaneça firme na fé, seja corajoso e seja forte. Devemos ser fortes e permanecer firmes em nossa crença no Evangelho de Jesus Cristo e ser corajosos o suficiente para falar contra falsas doutrinas e visões humanísticas. Humanista usa palavras como tolerância e aceitação para intimidar as pessoas a aceitar suas opiniões. As pessoas que rejeitam pontos de vista humanistas são consideradas intolerantes e fanáticas, ou homofóbicas, e você se torna uma aberração religiosa intolerante de direita, se você acredita que Jesus é o único caminho para o céu. Temos que ser fortes e corajosos para permanecer firmes em nossa fé contra visões como essa.

3) Que tudo o que você faz seja feito com amor.

Provérbios 3: 11–12 (NKJV) nos diz; Meu filho, não despreze a correção do Senhor, nem deteste a sua correção; Por quem o Senhor ama Ele corrige, assim como um pai o filho em quem ele se deleita.

O verdadeiro amor divino preocupa-se com o bem-estar físico e espiritual de uma pessoa. Se uma pessoa está com fome ou amor nu alimentá-los e vesti-los. Se uma pessoa está vivendo um estilo de vida contra os ensinamentos de Jesus Cristo, traga correção com gentileza e não condenação. Deixe o seu amor pelas pessoas e por Deus ser a motivação por trás de tudo o que você faz.

Concluindo a meditação

Proteja sua mente considerando cuidadosamente o que você ouve e o que você assiste. Anote as coisas que você ouve e veja que se alinham com a visão de mundo Humanista.

THE NARROW PATH TO RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD - DAY 58

by Rev. Robert John Cericola, Carroll, OH - EUA 

Day 58

Are You Deceived?  

Matthew 24:4 (AMP) Jesus answered them, Be, careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error].

Many years ago, a pastor friend was lake fishing with two friends when suddenly he had a severe heart attack. His friends quickly drove him to a nearby hospital where a renowned heart surgeon examined him and rushed him into surgery. During the heart surgery, the pastor came out of his body and the surgeon pronounced him dead but continued the surgery to practice his surgical skills.

The pastor, now out of his body, was watching from the operating room ceiling when suddenly he was quickly drawn through complete darkness into a seat in a large auditorium. At the front of the auditorium stood a sixty-foot long wooden stage with a velvet red curtain as a backdrop.

As the seats in the auditorium filled to capacity two people walked to the middle of the stage and pointing to the red velvet curtain addressed the audience saying, “we told you in-order to enter paradise you must renounce Jesus Christ and accept our god. This is your final chance! Renounce Jesus Christ and you can go behind the curtain.”

Instantly massive doubt-filled questions overpowered the pastor’s mind! Have I been deceived? Is Jesus really the Son of God? Maybe Jesus is not the Savior? Maybe these people are right?

“No, No, No, this is a deception! Jesus Christ is God’s Son! He is my Lord and my Savior!”

         

As faith arose the doubtful questions disappeared, and pastor began to hear people throughout the auditorium denouncing Jesus Christ as their Savior.  He tried to stand and shout against the deception, but he was locked in his seat and could not speak.

Suddenly the seats were unlocked and everyone in the auditorium were launched forward toward the open red velvet curtain and a lake of fire.  A putrid stench of burning flesh arose from the lake as those that renounced Christ flew past pastor into the fire screaming, “help us we have been deceived!”

The curtain closed and pastor was again locked into an auditorium seat watching another couple from a different religion walk onto the stage and challenge people to denounce Christ. The massive doubt-filled questions again flooded pastor’s mind causing him to rethink his commitment to Christ. Suddenly faith arose! “No, No, No, this is a deception! Jesus is the Son of God, He is my Lord and Savior!” Again, pastor heard people denounce Christ and tried to warn them but could not.

The seats unlocked and thrust everyone toward the stage and the fiery lake behind the open red velvet curtain. The putrid stench of burning flesh filled his nostrils as he listened to the people scream, “Help us we have been deceived!” The curtain closed and pastor was back in his seat.

On his third approach to the lake of fire Jesus appeared to him and said, “My people are being deceived go back and warn them.” After Jesus spoke, pastor came back to life as his body was being removed from the operating room. 

There are many humanistic deceptions being spewed into the world that are designed to keep people from Christ and dilute those that have received Jesus as Lord and Savior. Only those that have developed a relationship with Jesus and Father God will be able to stand against this onslaught of deception, so stay on the Narrow Path and build your relationship.

Ending thoughts

Have you been diluted by humanistic views? Ask the Lord and He will show you and help you cast off any deception.