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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Metaphysics
The word
"metaphysics" derives from the Greek words μετά (meta) ("beyond", "upon"
or "after") and φυσικά
(physiká) ("physics"). Metaphysics defines man’s attempt to define
the basis of reality. What is “reality”?
Many modern day
Christians tend to believe that after a person accepts Jesus Christ as LORD and
Savior, the battle is over. They are right in one respect, our battle against
God is over! Once we confess the LORD Jesus as our Savior, we have passed the
biggest hurdle in our relationship with God. We are no longer in outright
rebellion and battle against God. We have seen the light, God has delivered us
from the bondage of our enemy the devil. It is the first step on our journey to
the land of promise and like the old Chinese proverb states: Every
journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
However, even
though we are no longer in outright rebellion against God, we are involved in a
battle and we still have a long journey ahead of us. We have simply switched
sides and directions. We now have acquired a new adversary and our war is with
our flesh and against the Devil. The Devil will stop at nothing to prevent us
from reaching our ultimate destination. There are literally armies of angels
and devils battling over our souls. We have taken the first step on our journey
and we have a long road ahead of us, we have a specific destination. Like the
children of Israel, who fled Egypt, escaping bondage is not the end of the
journey, it is just the beginning, we still must reach the promised land. Listen
to Moses’ description of the promised land:
And it shall be,
when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto
thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly
cities, which thou buildest not,
And houses full
of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou
diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantest not; which thou
shall have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy
6:10-11
If our own salvation
was the end of our journey, I expect once we publically declared Jesus Christ
is our LORD and that God has raised Him from the dead, a fiery chariot would
come sweep us away and take us to heaven. However, we know that is not how it
works. After we are saved, God expects us to bear fruit, not of our own works,
but by trusting in His Word and relying totally on the life generating work of
the Holy Spirit in our lives. The destination for all believers is a place of
perfect peace, perfect rest, and perfect trust in God. The end of our journey
is our perfect and absolute assurance of God’s love, His might and our total reliance on the power, sustenance and
the absolute authority of Jesus Christ.
For the eyes of
the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in
the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him
2 Chronicles 16:9
The Promised
Land is a place where God provides perfect protection. It is a place where God
provides for our every need. It is not
a place where we earn our living by the sweat of our brow. It is a place of
abundance. It is a place of faith, joy, hope, and love. It is a place where we
stop relying on ourselves and start relying totally on God. It is a place where
God gives us the desires of our heart. It is a place where we have a deep and
intimate relationship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
We see that the
action verb required in order to attain everlasting life is believing!
Believing in What?
Believing in the Son! We must believe that God gave His Son for the
world because He love us! Who did God
give His Son too? Whosoever believeth!
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