{"id":3672,"date":"2014-03-19T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2014-03-18T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T20:11:06","slug":"the-critical-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/the-critical-test\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CRITICAL TEST!"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 John 1:5-7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is the message we have heard from Him and declare unto you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.\u00a0 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.\u00a0 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin. \u00a0<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have a great fear that we have given people the wrong message concerning salvation.\u00a0 We have propounded the idea that you are able to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and go on living a godless lifestyle. That is totally wrong.\u00a0 I find none of that thinking in Scripture<\/em>.\u00a0 In fact it is just the opposite.\u00a0 This passage is just one of many that indicate our walk must match our talk.<\/p>\n

Jesus consistently told those who had been set free from sin and disease to turn away from it and begin to walk a different walk.\u00a0 Now if Jesus said that to people in His day, it still applies today.\u00a0 It seems that somewhere along the line, we have adopted the notion that we can live like the devil and still be a child of the King. BEEP! WRONG!!<\/p>\n

It is inventory time.\u00a0 We need to answer a set of questions that may well determine our eternal destiny.\u00a0 That means we cannot take them lightly.\u00a0 Ready?<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you recall when you prayed to ask the Lord to forgive your sins and come into your life?<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Were you sincere in praying that prayer?<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have the assurance that Christ is your Savior and Lord at this very moment?<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In what manner has your way of life changed since you received Christ into your life? Have you turned away from the sins of your past?<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are you disciplining yourself daily to read God’s Word<\/em>?<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a meaningful prayer time each day?\u00a0 (Not just before meals or “Now I lay me down to sleep”)<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do other people know you are a Christian by your spiritual walk with the Lord?<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When you sin, does your conscience convict you and lead you to confess the sin?<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you were to appear before God right now, would He be pleased with the way you are living?<\/p>\n

These are just a few questions that will hopefully reveal what your walk is like.\u00a0 It may be a wakeup call to reestablish your relationship with God.\u00a0 It is so easy to get caught up with the things of the world and ignore the Lord who has promised us eternal life.\u00a0 We never know when something very sudden and unexpected could end our life on this earth.\u00a0 The few questions above will be nothing compared to the questions we will give about every deed done in the flesh.\u00a0 Are you ready?\u00a0 I urge you to do it now while there is still time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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