Thursday, November 19, 2009
4:00 PM
Dear Mom:
It’s not anywhere near as bad in here as it was in the past. Even still, I will not take for granted the peace that God has ordered in this environment. I have learned that I am responsible for peace or war in my own life, according to my faithfulness to God’s will.
As I continue to read the Bible from the order in which it is written, I can clearly see a pattern of humanity. God’s relationship with man is always according to man’s obedience and his faithfulness to God. While tribes have suffered defeat, loss, and even near extinction due to sin. For the 12 tribes, and throughout the generations even until now, God has raised Him up a “champion” to lead the people back to victory.
It was God’s desire to be Israel’s king for all generations, but the people were never fully content. Even after God did appoint kings over His People, the people still had no contentment. So far in my Journey Through The Bible, I have not found any nation that ever was in God’s will for a length of time, unless there was some human ruler over the people. Even then, the way of Holiness only stayed during the life of that specific leader. There was always a great falling away immediately after the righteous ruler died. This would continue until God rose up another man who would follow after His will – to keep His statutes.
Eli was not a pure man, and his two sons were wicked. Eli did not raise them correctly. Eli trained up Samuel and Samuel DID follow after the will of God.
I guess what I’m getting at is that it is up to me to seek after the way of the Lord and to keep His statutes, to keep His will. In a time such as this, I do not know where this way will lead me, but I do know that if I do His will correctly, the way will be the way of Holiness.
I can do this whithersoever I am. Right here, right now. Not at all like any person have I ever known in the whole world. I aim to reach beyond the standards of this era. I aim to reach the very thrown of God, to see eye to eye, and speak mouth to mouth with God, as did Moses…
