Choosing to serve God according to your standard.

Choosing to serve God according to your standard 

Isaiah  55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.  55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

It is very very unfortunate, that the majority in the churches of Christ  globally, have chosen to establish their own standards of serving God.

They have turned their back from what is acceptable to God and establish their own.

Romans  12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Unfortunately, this is a cistern that can not hold water or make them acceptable to God.

Jeremiah  2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

During the earthly ministry of our Master and Lord Jesus Christ, the leaders of the Jews, turned down the commandments of God and enforced their own.

Matthew  15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,  15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.  15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?  15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.  15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;  15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.  15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,  15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.  15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Prior to this time and even now in our own contemporary time, multitude of churchgoers globally have chosen them own standards.

They have put measures in place as to how far they can go with God.

What they will accept from Him and be living their own standard. 

Jeremiah  44:16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.  44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

Jeremiah  6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Romans  10:1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.  10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.  10:3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.  10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Pause and sincerely examine yourself. Are you following Christ according to the revelation of Scriptures and His expectations or you are following the limit you have put in place yourself, of how far you can go with God?

Are you establishing your own righteous standard and departing from what the scriptures say in the Bible?

God’s standard alone guarantees your eternal wellbeing.

John  12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.  12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.  12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Be mindful of your latter end and do the needful now.  Repent and embrace the standard of God as revealed in the Bible.

You will not regret at the end of time in Jesus name.

Ezekiel  33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Let us pray.