As I have shown in other articles such as "Are Personal
Tragedies Due To Sin", sometimes this is what some people
need before God's Voice can get through to them. It isn't
until the Lord has taken everything away from them, that
they finally realize how small and insignificant they really
are; and how far astray they have gone. Man is truly an odd
beast to think that he can defy his Creator; yet today this
is happening at unprecedented levels, exactly as we see in
the Scriptures:

". . . The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is
none that doeth good."
(Psalms 14:1b, KJV)

"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days
scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where
is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning
of the creation."
(2 Peter 3:3-4, KJV)

"But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken
before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that
they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who
should walk after their own ungodly lusts."
(Jude 1:17-18, KJV)

You may recall that earlier in this article, I mentioned
that Melchizedek actually means "King of Righteousness". As
I have pointed out in some of my Endtime articles, the Book
of Revelation tells us a number of times that we too, as
members of the Order of Melchizedek, will be given priestly
Robes of Righteousness; which we are informed is symbolic of
our sins being washed away by the shed Blood of Jesus
Christ, our Sacrificial Lamb:

"And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it
was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little
season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren,
that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."
(Revelation 6:11, KJV)

"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no
man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people,
and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"
(Revelation 7:9, KJV)

"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are
these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came
they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to
me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and
have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb."
(Revelation 7:13-14, KJV)

"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine
linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints."
(Revelation 19:8, KJV)

So then, please don't worry if some people currently don't
understand you, or if they consider you to be a fool because
of your Christian beliefs and your 'invisible faith' in your
'invisible Friend'. If they mock you and ridicule you, it
doesn't make a bit of difference, because God knows the true
score. It is by the very method which some people claim is
foolishness, that they could be saved if they would only
believe:

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of
God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the
wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the
prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is
the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the
wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God
the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the
foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the
Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But
we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock,
and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and
the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser
than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
(1 Corinthians 1:18-25, KJV)

At the same time, let us not forget Peter's admonition
regarding those who do humbly approach us with a sincere
heart and an honest desire to know the truth:

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
(1 Peter 3:15, KJV)

Ask the Lord to give you His Love, and His Wisdom, and His
Spiritual Discernment so that you too can feed His true
sheep with the only Words that bring Life. At the same time,
do your best to avoid the goats and the reprobates who just
want to waste your time and drain you of your spiritual
energy. Most of all, persevere in your faith in the Lord!
Run with patience the race that is set before you! Look not
to the left hand, nor to the right, but let your eyes look
right on; right on Jesus Christ, the Author and the Finisher
of your faith! If you are faithful to do these things, at
His Return, He will say to you "Well done thou good and
faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!":

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great
a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the
sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,
and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
(Hebrews 12:1-2, KJV)

"Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look
straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let
all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor
to the left: remove thy foot from evil."
(Proverbs 4:25-27, KJV)

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint."
(Isaiah 40:31, KJV)

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord."
(Matthew 25:21, KJV)

With these wonderful verses, I am going to bring this
discussion to a close. I truly pray that this series has
been an inspiration and a blessing in your life.


The original version of the previous four-part series was
first written by the WordWeaver in May of 1998.

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