"But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook God who made him and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation." Deuteronomy 32.15
Horses and mules are usually docile animals. But, when threatened, they often start kicking.
The same is true about those who are ungrateful. They arrive at the UCKG in tears, wounded, torn, without a family, without friends, without anyone... Little by little, their wounds are healed, their lives are restored, they become successful, their families' are restored, etc.
But, once they have what they want, they soon forget how they arrived. They grow fat and start kicking.
"Then Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20.29
The certainty of God's existence is a revelation. Many haven't had the privilege of receiving this gift from God. However, to those He has been revealed, this certainty goes far beyond any religiosity.
They possess a firm and unshakable conviction of receiving the reward for seeking Him.
"But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2.9
How I wish everyone could see things this way. The excessive ambition for a material well-being would turn into a search for what is Greater Good and eternal.
The spirit of selfishness would disappear and the Spirit of God would take over, making this world a much better place.
This is what many would consider a utopia?
But not for those who have had a true, personal experience with the Lord Jesus Christ.
"...weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." Psalm 30.5
It has always been this way, great victories have and will always come after great battles.
The greater the victory, the greater the battle.
Our faith is what assures us that, one great day, there will be no more struggles, weeping, sadness, tears, worries, that is, everything that afflicts the soul of those who serve the Lord God Almighty.
"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8.15
Perseverance is a sign of faith.
Many only have faith for a moment or for a period of time.
But, those who are perseverant have a steadfast faith.
They will bear fruit.
"I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me diligently will find Me." Proverbs 8.17
God is Love.
In practice, the result of this Love depends on the love He receives from the obedience to His Word.
The same is true in regards to having an encounter with Him.
Only those who seek Him wholeheartedly with all of their soul, with all of their understanding and with all of their strength will find Him.
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.” Genesis 28.20-22
Jacob was a fugitive. He was in the desert and had nothing to offer. He didn't even have anything for himself, which is the same situation many find themselves in today.
But he had a strength, a power, an energy: faith in the God of Abraham and Isaac. Armed with this conviction, he made a vow to the Lord and put faithfulness into practice.
The result: When he left his employer's house, he was richer than him.
