In the Revelation of Our Lord Jesus Christ chapter 15 John wrote by THE SPIRIT:
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
3 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:
“Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”
I marvel at the Christians who have yet to be “all in” for Christ. They received salvation which brought forth change in their lives, otherwise their path would have continued in chaos, troubled hearts, failures, or other situations which preceded their decision to receive Christ in their hearts. For all of us that day was a turning point in our lives and FATHER confirmed HIS Word with perceived and tangible action in the hearts of men. From that point we all were given the opportunity to grow as we pursued The Way of Christ.
The Way of Christ does have its challenges because the enemy will bring forth trials and temptations hoping to take us off course and back to our old ways via the old man. The ministry of the pastors and teachers is intended to instruct us, warn us, and move us toward maturity along The Way. Many of them have failed to keep their calling in its pure state, often due to greed and ego. Nonetheless the Holy Spirit has been given to each of us to guide us properly on the path of Christ.
“Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!” are acknowledgements of the actions of FATHER, Jesus Christ, and the Most Holy Sprit. THEIR actions provide us the assurance of The Way of Christ and we should fully embrace these Truths each and every day. Expressed Words and actions provide us confirmation that our path is the correct one where no other path will promote life and peace. FATHER gave us HIS Law of seedtime and harvest when HE spoke to Noah in Genesis chapter 8:
22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat, Winter and summer,
And day and night Shall not cease.”
In Chapter 9 HE further spoke:
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it.”
8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you,
10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.
11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.”
HE placed the rainbow as a perpetual sign of HIS covenant with Noah, tied to righteous acts of being fruitful and multiplying, an example of seedtime and harvest of righteousness. This rainbow is a perpetual sign and has not been changed or ended thus any other use of this Sacred sign is a perverse attempt by the enemy to dilute HIS Covenant with man, especially in the area of reproduction between male and female. There is no question of FATHER’s intent which has been confirmed by HIS actions since the flood. Any attempt to pervert this sign will ultimately be met by judgment not only on a personal basis but will affect nations who endorse or passively accept the perversion.
Judgment means that FATHER’S covering of protection has been lifted allowing the enemy to come in and promote death and destruction on a widespread basis. Living in a nation whose covering has been lifted will be difficult even for HIS remnant. They will be protected from the brunt of judgment but will suffer at some level as well. In Matthew chapter 5 Jesus spoke:
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.”
Being in close proximity to the unjust means that we will experience some type of suffering as a result of their actions. Isn’t this a good reason for us to embrace the revelation of Love and pursue the enemy and bring them to Christ? We are instructed to Love our enemies and pray for them, not further alienating them resulting in further separation. Our Love should be confirmed with actions:
To become Love, do acts of Love.
To become righteous, do acts of righteousness.
To become trustworthy, do acts of trustworthiness.
To become friendly, do acts associated with friendship and reach out.
To become mature in faith, do acts which confirm your faith.
James provided us an understanding of this Truth when he wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 2:
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
Our actions are seen as a true confirmation of what we believe in our heart and this is what others see and will respond to as they view our actions.