Look to Him

I haven’t written for a while. I wanted to but simply couldn’t, or wouldn't; I don't know. This morning when I was reading through my Bible study book I was suddenly very convicted. One of the things I read about was the sin of wasting time. When I read it, it felt like a slap on the face. I really had been wasting my time lately on useless things. I had also become very good at excusing my time wasting. But there was no excuse. And the truth is that time wasting is a sin and:

Sin steals joy (Psalm 51:12)

Sin removes confidence (1 John 3:19-21)

Sin brings guilt (Psalm 51:3)

Sin gives Satan the upper hand (2 Cor 2:9-11)

Sin quenches God’s Spirit (1 Thes 5:19)

Sin brings physical damage (Ps 38:1-11. 31:10)

Sin causes an ache in the soul (Ps 32:3-4)

Sin breaks God’s heart (Eph 4:30)

Sin opens the door to other sins (Isaiah 30:1)

Sin breaks fellowship with God (Isaiah 59:1-2)

Sin produces fear (Proverbs 28:1)

Sin makes me its slave (John 8:34, Romans 6:16)

Nancy L.DM

Things needed to change. Now.

So after lunch instead of turning to other sources of entertainment I turned on my audio Bible and felt compelled to start with the book of Revelations.  God knew exactly what I needed to hear.

Revelations 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Revelations 2:4-5

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Revelations 1:3

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Revelations 1:7

Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Getting up, I quickly went to my computer and found the verses God had directed me to weeks ago, but I never finished working on. The verses about how Jesus compares Himself to the brazen serpent in the wilderness.

John 3:14-15

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (Jesus)

Numbers 21:4-9

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

“The people were saved not by doing anything, but by simply looking to the bronze serpent. They had to trust that something as seemingly foolish as looking at a serpent on a pole was enough to save them. Surely, some perished because they thought it too foolish to do that.” David Guzik

As it says in Isaiah 54:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

“We might be willing to do a hundred things to earn our salvation, but God commands us to only trust in Him - to look to Him.” David Guzik

So I beg you, don’t waste your time. Time is precious and you don’t know how much time you have left. Look to Jesus and be saved. Come to Him, He will never turn you away. If you aren’t sure, be like the Bereans. Search the scriptures for yourself and see if these things are so.

Acts 17:10-11

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

For, How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; (Hebrews 2:3a)