John 4:23 NKJV
It used to be that in order to work for the company, you had to know someone who was already an employee in good standing, and that person had to vouch for your character and your ability. Not so much anymore - we do background checks and drug and alcohol screening like most companies, but we've laid aside the prerequisite of sponsorship. Weekly, I get lots of calls and dozens of emails from people who are looking for work. Some are so desperate, it seems as though they are just going down the phone list of every and any company in the area. They don't know anything about what we do - they don't know any of the requirements or prerequisites - and some of them don't care. They don't care what the position is or what it requires. They want to be hired because they just want in. Well, it doesn't work that way in the business world.
It doesn't work that way in Heaven, either, and yet people are trying the same tactics to get in there, too. They tell you they're a good person, they haven't killed anyone, they pay their taxes. They make donations to reputable charities and they want in. They don't know anything about anything, but "How hard can it be?"
Well, actually, there is an element of truth in that question. It's not that hard because Jesus has already made the way for us. But if we think we can come in on our own, we're sadly mistaken. We must have our backgrounds cleared by the Cross, and we must learn what the position requires in order to be able to stay. No lip service, no faking it, no pretending. We can only enter through Christ's sponsorship. And that's not subject to change - no matter if the ACLU likes it or not. It's Christ's way or the highway! There is NO other way in. John 14:6, NKJV, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
And if we avail ourselves of His sponsorship, then we'd better dig into His Book and learn about the Holy Spirit who will bring us into all Truth. And that's the position God wants to be filled. True worshipers - those who will worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
That's who the Father is looking for. Will He be able to find You?
Prayer:
Father,
Help us to delve deeper into Your Word and be stronger in Your ways. Send the Light of Your Truth to rightly divide between soul and spirit, as it is written. We're not looking for unemployment handouts. We want to rightly fill the positions You are seeking to fill. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
It used to be that in order to work for the company, you had to know someone who was already an employee in good standing, and that person had to vouch for your character and your ability. Not so much anymore - we do background checks and drug and alcohol screening like most companies, but we've laid aside the prerequisite of sponsorship. Weekly, I get lots of calls and dozens of emails from people who are looking for work. Some are so desperate, it seems as though they are just going down the phone list of every and any company in the area. They don't know anything about what we do - they don't know any of the requirements or prerequisites - and some of them don't care. They don't care what the position is or what it requires. They want to be hired because they just want in. Well, it doesn't work that way in the business world.
It doesn't work that way in Heaven, either, and yet people are trying the same tactics to get in there, too. They tell you they're a good person, they haven't killed anyone, they pay their taxes. They make donations to reputable charities and they want in. They don't know anything about anything, but "How hard can it be?"
Well, actually, there is an element of truth in that question. It's not that hard because Jesus has already made the way for us. But if we think we can come in on our own, we're sadly mistaken. We must have our backgrounds cleared by the Cross, and we must learn what the position requires in order to be able to stay. No lip service, no faking it, no pretending. We can only enter through Christ's sponsorship. And that's not subject to change - no matter if the ACLU likes it or not. It's Christ's way or the highway! There is NO other way in. John 14:6, NKJV, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
And if we avail ourselves of His sponsorship, then we'd better dig into His Book and learn about the Holy Spirit who will bring us into all Truth. And that's the position God wants to be filled. True worshipers - those who will worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
That's who the Father is looking for. Will He be able to find You?
Prayer:
Father,
Help us to delve deeper into Your Word and be stronger in Your ways. Send the Light of Your Truth to rightly divide between soul and spirit, as it is written. We're not looking for unemployment handouts. We want to rightly fill the positions You are seeking to fill. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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