Thought for the Day

"From truth to truth. Exodus 34:5-6 "And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, (i.e., Moses), and proclaimed the name of the Lord. V6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in goodness and truth."

God discloses Himself to you one truth at a time. God does this to keep you from melting in His presence. God never intended that you would receive a truth from God and then squander it, (go backwards). No way. Truth is revealed to be utilized. And each truth carries with it the foundation for the next truth and must be realized/adhered to, in order for you to get another truth. Truth upon truth or precept upon precept is the way of God. Not truth in lieu of truth or precept in lieu of precept as some teach.

• Many say, "I like the truth about being the righteousness of Christ, but I don't care much for the truth about living a righteous life."
• Many say, "I like the truth about God supplying all my needs, but the truth about meeting the needs of others..."
• Some say, "I like the truth about being baptized in the Holy Ghost, but I don't care much nor will I practice being baptized into His (Jesus's) death."

Look what we've allowed to happen as a people. Look what we've allowed to happen in our country. I struggled with this, but God put it on my heart to lay it out straight - If you don't believe it all, (the Bible) you shouldn't believe any of it."

Excerpt from The Power of God Thinking by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2010