"So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied."
(Acts 9:31)
Do you as an individual have these? How bout your church?
Whom or what do you fear? Where do you go or what do you use for comfort? There is only one good and ultimate answer to these questions, the eternal, triune God. And there are a million wrong answers - the government, poor health, a natural disaster, the future, the weather, lack of income, to name a few popular things to fear these days. Where do you go for comfort? Facebook, tv shows or movies, nature? All are empty. Only true and lasting comfort can be found in God.
"But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families."
(Exodus 1:17-21 )
I suppose decent arguments could have been made for obeying the king of Egypt. Just as in our day decent sounding arguments will likely be made for obeying the increasingly unjust laws of our government in the States.
At the end of the day though, one must put away arguments that keep him allegedly physically safe and simply fear God. Only there is peace and only there is true comfort.
(Acts 9:31)
Do you as an individual have these? How bout your church?
Whom or what do you fear? Where do you go or what do you use for comfort? There is only one good and ultimate answer to these questions, the eternal, triune God. And there are a million wrong answers - the government, poor health, a natural disaster, the future, the weather, lack of income, to name a few popular things to fear these days. Where do you go for comfort? Facebook, tv shows or movies, nature? All are empty. Only true and lasting comfort can be found in God.
"But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families."
(Exodus 1:17-21 )
I suppose decent arguments could have been made for obeying the king of Egypt. Just as in our day decent sounding arguments will likely be made for obeying the increasingly unjust laws of our government in the States.
At the end of the day though, one must put away arguments that keep him allegedly physically safe and simply fear God. Only there is peace and only there is true comfort.
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