"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me]" (Genesis 17:1, AMP). A while back, I overheard a conversation between two young men; both were wondering how a person can be and remain holy in a world that daily encourages you to exhibit and enjoy every self-indulgent pleasure one desires. Of course, they knew the Scripture in Psalm 119:9-11, which describes how a young man can keep his way pure, but they feel it is increasingly becoming difficult to discern the way of the Lord from the world system. To them, many Pastors and children of God have been won over by the kingdom of darkness to subvert the principles of God as written in the Bible. They were not wrong, in light of some of the teaching coming from the pulpits! The above ...
As a Bible student who is watching for and awaiting the Return of our LORD Jesus Christ, one must be preoccupied with living a life that is worthy of the LORD when He returns. Many claim we live in times where knowledge is abundant. That sounds true, but at the same time, we live in times that are dark and growing darker concerning the knowledge of God on earth. Daily, people attempt to rewrite and misinterpret the Word of God to suit their own appetites. As a result of this, people are getting more fickle in their service and walk with God. Jesus asked a pertinent question when He was teaching us to be persistent in our prayers: "...Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth" (Luke 18:8b) In the parable, He told of a persistent widow who sought justice from a very difficult and ungodly judge. When looking at the parable, we see the consistency and persistence of the widow until she got her...