Dec. 9, 2014
MY FRIENDS, “OUR SALVATION IS NEARER THAN WHEN WE FIRST BELIEVED” SO WHERE ARE WE LAYING UP OUR TREASURES?
Isaiah 2:20 (NKJV) In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats.
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity. Ez. 7:19 (KJV))
First, Isaiah gives each of us a synopsis on our material possessions that we have made out of gods, god’s which are totally worthless towards our Salvation. Then Ezekiel adds too that as he tells us about our finances that we hold so dear to our heart, worthless treasures my friends.
But then Christ put’s everything into perspective when he tells us to “seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 (NIV) In our 21st century got to have it now society, everyone is focused on the latest designer fashions.
Also the newest cutting edge technology and innovations. The god of this world has set our sights on things of this world, and not on things above. But today to give it all to the Master should be our Aim, Motto and pledge as we begin to move across the threshold with our minds set on the promise land. For our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
In addition, are our purchase habits based on our needs, or God’s needs. For we should never “lay up for ourselves treasures on 
earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be” Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV) “And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 (NKJV)
Yes my friends our Saviors return is nearer than when we first believed. As we study God’s word diligently each day, while at the same time we are seeking His presence and Spirit, we will begin to lay up our treasures in God’s kingdom, which then allows Christ and what His needs are to be the foundation in which we base our character on.
For “Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.
But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great. Luke 6:47-49 So
My friends if our life is forever spent on getting more and more things, things that has nothing to do with finishing up God’s mandate here on earth, then the foundation of our Character will be based on the things of this earth that will eventually fade away.
And my friends one day soon our “Riches [will] provide no security in the day of wrath and judgment, but righteousness and those treasures we have laid up in God’s kingdom will) deliver [us] from death and destruction. Prov:11:4 (PAV) So today, tell yourself “my salvation is nearer than when I first believed” So where am I laying up my treasures today.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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