Obadiah 1:3
"The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee,"
All the enemies of God's church shall be disappointed in the things they satisfy themselves on. God can easily lay those low who magnify and exalt themselves; and will do it. Carnal security ripens men for ruin, and makes the ruin worse when it comes. Treasures on earth cannot be so safely laid up, that thieves cannot break through and steal it. Therefore; it is our wisdom to lay up for ourselves, treasures in heaven. Those that make flesh their trust, will eventually use it against themselves. The God of our covenant will never deceive us: but trust of men may well prove to be a wound and dishonor to ourselves. All violence, all unrighteousness, is sin; but it makes the violence far worse, if it be done against any of God's people.
In reflecting on ourselves, it is good to consider what we should have done; to compare our practice with the Scripture rule. "Sin, thus looked upon in the glass of the commandment, will appear exceedingly sinful." Those have a great deal to answer for, who are idle spectators, when troubles befall their neighbors, and don't offer a helping hand. In the time of calamity the thief will make himself poor, by trying to make himself rich by ruin of the people of God. Though judgment begins at the house of God, it shall not end there. Let sorrowful believers and insolent oppressors know, that the troubles of the righteous will soon end, but those of the wicked will be eternal. "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate" (Proverbs 8:13)
Amen!!
Reading: (Obadiah 1:1-14)
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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