4.21.10_What if?

 Praise the LORD!!!

   ***Exactly how I'm going to be taking care of the devotionals, I've no idea. I've started working to provided the needs of the ministry and myself. So now the work that the LORD has had me doing online will have to be put on hold, until I'm off and have the time and inspiration. I'll be re posting some of the older post and writing when led to, but since all things are known by GOD and are according to HIS purpose, HIS will is being done one way or the other. Awesome how that works isn't it!!!***

     There are many in this world that have differing opinions about everything imaginable! To be a fact it is equal to the number of people on the planet or at least very close to it. This has to do with the way we were created, created separately and not out of a mold, or as some would like to think totally by chance of evolution. Even when there is a set limit or foundation to something, there are always tolerances allowed. There is nothing within this world that is 100% of the time exactly the same. Even GOD, who is always the same, never acts within different people's lives exactly the same. For with HIS being our creator, HE has a differing plan for each of us to fulfill and with this, we each have differing standards that HE will preform changes within each of our lives.

   There are many preachers and many differing styles of preaching and sermon preparation. There are also many different understandings of the Bible. Some preach one thing and another says that there is no way possible that this could be true. I can read the same verses you've just finished reading and come up with something slightly different. No wonder there are so many different denominations. If I can read that which you read and have a different point of view as to what it means, translate that times almost two thousand years and you've got an even big difference of opinions to look at. Now if you've not noticed something in that which I've said, I'll point it out to you. I've left all this void of the one thing that brings us into total agreement. That is dependence on the one and only source we all should depend upon for our understanding of the Bible, the HOLY SPIRIT!!! Only through our relying upon HIS leading and tutoring can we ever hope to stand on common ground when it comes to worshiping and understanding GOD. There is no two ways around it either. We must rely upon GOD as the source, interpretation and means of teaching of the Bible.

   Just look around you and see what not following this standard has evolved into! This evolution, isn't by chance either, it is the soul creation of GOD for HIS purpose for mankind. Yes, that's right. GOD has a purpose behind the fact that there are so many differing views of the Bible and its contents! Why, you may ask? For the same reason as all other differences within this vast world of our, they'll all bring about HIS perfect plan for mankind and the KINGDOM of GOD. We can't even begin to reason as GOD does, our minds are so limited in their abilities. If we could know some of the most basic of subjects as well as GOD does, we'd be amazed at the fact that mankind has made it this far through history without self annihilating itself! That's right, if we could manage to understand existence just on thousandth of a percent as GOD does, we'd most likely of pulled the plug on this planet and mankind a long time ago!(and I'm most likely way off on that percentage!) When I begin to wonder about the greatness of GOD I truly wonder why HE has just wiped us out and started all over again. For we truly are that much of a mess. It doesn't take much to see this fact to be true. A half hour worth of evening news should be enough to convince anyone of this fact.

   But thank GOD HE is as forgiving as HE is and as tolerant of our constantly messing things up as HE is. For surely we have greatly strayed from HIS ways and seldom managed to get very much right. I look forward to the day and time when we will join the LORD in eternity and will take on HIS holy likeness and will know everything that HE has known since before the beginning of time. Then and only then will we truly realize how patient and loving HE has been with this creation that HE calls man!!!


other writing by Rev. Barth, "Blogs from the Vine"
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GOD bless and good day,

Rev. Marshall Barth

Vine of CHRIST Ministries

Vine Ministerial Network International