Who can live in the presence of the fire of god?
Isaiah 33:14-16
“The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?”
The chapter 33 of the book of the prophet Isaiah is a very pretty text through it God talked powerfully to my heart. What says in the verses 14, 15 and 16 are things that we must study intently.
Verse 14 è The sinners between my people are terrified. They ask despaired: Who can live in the presence of this Perpetual Fire that to everything consumes?
In the history of the people of Israel, many times we had prophet warning the people so that to sanctifiy itself; some speaking until hardly, announcing the punishment to the people that was living a life far away from that that the Lord had order. Today, a lot of churches survive for the grace and mercy of God, because they don't exhort the people to live in agreement with the will of God. Some prefer to give exclusive attention to the message of the prosperity and they forget that God doesn't spill his glory on a polluted altar. Another think that to look for the fire of God it is the only thing, they don't study the word and they don't guide the people to repair their lives.
Thanks to our good God; a lot of churches that take God exist very seriously, they announce the word, they exhort the people, they look for the fire and they announce the prosperity in agreement with the biblical bases.
Some people think that can be in the presence of God with an all wrong life. God accepts the man as well as him meets, but it will never live together with the sin. He is a sacred God and who wants to be in his presence should look for the sanctity. For that is that, the own word answers to our question: “who can in the presence of the Eternal Fire be what to everything consumes?” and in the verse 15 God relates some types of people. Let us see:
1. The ones that do what is exactly – Justice is one of the attributes of the character of God and it is for this that He demands that each one of their followers looks for the justice, however always inside of a love base that the own word declares to be the largest of all of the talents.
2. They always tell the truth – The onlooker here is to notice that God not only he declares "those that tell the truth", but He says "those that always tell the truth." Speak the truth is not an option, it is an obligation of those that look for God. Remember that the lie comes of the enemy, this is the only thing created by the Devil, he is the father of the lie.
3. The one that don't try profit from exploring other people – Profit with exploration is not profit its sin. Some people need to understand that the line that divides the profit of "putting the money in first place in the life" should not pass. "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness".
4. The ones that don't want immodest tips – Unhappily we lived at a country where the people learned that the bribe also opens many doors, mainly the door of the high and easy profits. Besides being an immodest thing, bribe it is sinned and sin takes to the death. You can until if to give well for a time, the men until they cannot discover, but God that everything sees you will reward your second immodest actions.
5. The ones that cover the ears for not hearing violence suggestions – A lot of people come been taken for bad highways by false friends' suggestions. To participate in a group, they be accepted, she let to take for the world of the alcohol, of the drugs, of the sex and of the violence. Did we already have news of groups that joined to set fire to beggars, will it be that some of them would have made that if it was alone?
6. The ones that close the eyes for they be not tried to practice the evil – The world now offers us a lot of possibilities for the practice of the evil, for this that the Bible declares that should close our eyes. When we closed our eyes see only that that interests to the heart, it is easier to look for the presence of God.
I know that it is very complicated to accomplish some of these points, but reward exists for who reaches, and the verse 16 brings us some:
1. Who does that will live with God – Promise of eternal life à For those that look for a sacred life God He has the promised eternal life. Try to do the will of God. Doesn't import your religion or church that you frequent, try to base your life in the word of God. Will it be that all your attitudes are taking you for a sacred life?
2. Will be protected as in the high of a great mountain – Promise of protection à The world live in the evil, but the word of God declares that thousand can fall to my side and ten thousand to my right, but that I won't be reached. This doesn't mean that you won't have difficulties. Jesus declared: "in the world you will have afflictions, but it tends good vitality, I won the world." Hallelujah!
3. Will have all the food and water that to need on time – Promise of provision à God has inexhaustible provision for your life. He was capable to sustain 2 million people walking through the desert for 40 years. Didn't lack food, it didn't lack meat, it didn't lack water, clothes didn't finish and shoes didn't wear away. "Look at the birds, they don't sow nor they reap and God sustains each one."
See you!
Elias Eloy
Restoring Paths Ministry
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