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Kingdom First - part 1 of 2 Eccl 3:1-17 (KJV) "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: {2} A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; {3} A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; {4} A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; {5} A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; {6} A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; {7} A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; {8} A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace… …{16} And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. {17} I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work." There is a time for judgment. Let us be judged now, for there is work to be done. If you have been offended, forgive. If you have sinned, repent. There isn’t a time for laziness. It’s time to work. Mat 6:33 (KJV) "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." What is first in our life? Is the Kingdom first? This is more than church. What are we doing to be sure that the Kingdom is advancing? How are we dying? What have we given up? Do we serve ourselves, our jobs, our families? What is our idol? Exo 34:14 (KJV) "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:" We find that God can be jealous, angry, hate and kill. Exo 20:5 (KJV) "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;" If we have anything before God, He says that we hate Him in our hearts. Eph 4:26 (KJV) "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:" God’s anger is perfect. Psa 139:20-22 (KJV) "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. {21} Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? {22} I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies." God gave David a perfect hatred. Psa 5:5 (KJV) "The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity." Proverbs 6 speaks of seven things the Lord hates. Deu 6:15 (KJV) "(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth." Lord, may we keep Thy Kingdom First in this day. Forgive us for our idolatry. May we be a living sacrifice only to you. -Pr. S. Chad Ross May Newsletter 2006 | Agape Love | Kingdom First part 1 of 2 Pastor's Journal May 2005 | A Chosen People | Exaltation - Whose? part 2 of 3 |
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