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Be a Full-Time Saint for an On Time God

I knew that there was no way I could get caught. My mother’s signature that I had forged looked Identical to her real signature. It should of; after all I had only been practicing it for two and a half hours. I knew that if this worked I would be able to get by with anything. I lifted the forged report card up against the copy of mom’s John Hancock that I had. Satisfied with the results I folded the forged paper and stuck it in my back pack. No one would ever know.

I couldn’t have been more wrong. Two weeks had passed since I turned in the forged paper and I was thrilled that I had gotten by with it. Turns out my mom had called the school and asked how I was doing. I didn’t take into consideration that my parents would be looking for that report card. So after a thoroughly talk with my Dad, and I mean THOROUGH, I managed to only get grounded for a month for my little stunt.

I look back now and laugh at how naive I was to try such a thing. I now know that I would have gotten off a lot better if I would have just given them the report card. This wasn’t my first attempt at something like this and sure wasn’t my last. After a while you just realize that you can’t fool mom. So what is it about us that make us think if we can’t fool mom that we can fool God?

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Eccl 12:13-14 (KJV)

I know people who I thought were outstanding Christians and I would have given anything to have an anointing like they did. But then once the beans are spilt I become so disappointed. I can’t really say anything, I am sure at some point in my life I have been a disappointment to others.

I don’t think people actually realize that God is watching them. Back when I was struggling with my own problems one thing that I hated was I felt like I was letting down all of my family that had passed on when I would slip. I just knew that they were watching me with tears in there eyes screaming “No! You are better than this! Just trust in God and he will help you through this.” Not to mention what I knew I was putting God through every time I would make a bad choice. There is a song that Ray Boltz wrote that would pop into my head every time I failed. And it went like this.

Does He still feel the nails, every time I fail?
Does He hear the crowd cry "crucify" again?
Am I causing him pain, when I know I've got to change?
'Cause I just can't bear the thought of hurting Him.

The question that went through my mind is does he really feel that every time I fail? Am I causing God to go through this every time I fail? I would be overwhelmed with guild, but unfortunately it was always after I had messed up. You see my spirit wasn’t strong enough to overcome my flesh (Which is a whole bible study by itself).

I believe that part of the problem is that people think that after they get the Holy Ghost, they are home free. The simple truth is that your part isn’t done. Acts 2:38 is only the beginning of salvation. I hate to be the one to tell you, but there is not one thing that you can do or say that will guarantee your salvation. Making it to Heaven is an everyday process with no vacations.

23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD

Jer 23:23-24 (KJV)

The simple truth is we have to live like Christians 24/7. Think about this, in the Bible God asks us to give him 10%, sure it is usually used for tithes, but go with me here. If you go to church on Sunday, both services, that is about 5 hours. Add Wednesday night bible study and that is around 7 hours. Add youth service which brings your total up to 9 hours. And I will even add 2 hours for choir practice and/or youth service practice. That will bring you up to 11 hours. Now there are 168 hours in a week. When you divide that it only ends up being 6.5% of the week .How can we expect God to give us his all when we only give him that much? I know that it is hard to give God 100% of your time, but what you can do it give him 100% in your spare time. This means living for him 24/7

10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he is not.

Jer 49:10 (KJV)

24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD

Jer 23:24 (KJV)

posted by Shadrach Stand @ 3:48 PM